It turns out sDNA š§¬ interacts selectively! Andy Stannard measured these interactions very (very) precisely, and Ehud Haimov, @drjonhedley.bsky.socialā¬, Alexei Kornyshev worked out how it all works. It has to do with charge correlation... Check it out here
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Stretches of double-stranded DNA sharing the same sequence can recognise each other in cells. This phenomenon, known as homologous recognition, is essential for DNA recombination and repair. Yet, its ...
