Abstract
Atomic force microscopy, associated with surface science, has the potential to resolve the secondary structure of DNA in liquid form with unusually high resolution and with unprecedented accuracy.
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Maaloum, M. A close encounter with DNA. Eur Biophys J 32, 585–587 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-003-0307-x
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