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DNA Condensation and Complexation

Biological Implications

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Electrostatic Effects in Soft Matter and Biophysics

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A primary aim of these lectures is to introduce two structural motifs in biology that have provided the motivation for many recent studies of electrostatic effects in solutions of macro-ions.

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    Rudolf Podgornik

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Gelbart, W.M. (2001). DNA Condensation and Complexation. In: Holm, C., Kékicheff, P., Podgornik, R. (eds) Electrostatic Effects in Soft Matter and Biophysics. NATO Science Series, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0577-7_3

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