Kavli Affiliate: Rudolf Podgornik | First 5 Authors: James Farrell, Jure Dobnikar, Rudolf Podgornik, Tine Curk, | Summary: The ability of double-stranded DNA or RNA to locally melt and form kinks leads to strong non-linear elasticity effects that qualitatively affect their packing in confined spaces. Using analytical theory and numerical simulation we show that kink […]
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