Nucleic Acids

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Nucleic Acids In Supramolecular Chemistry
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The Central Dogma of MolecularBiology
DNA
reverse transcription
RNA
Protein
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Replication
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Kary B. Mullis
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sticky Ends Ligation
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Crossed Structures
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Complex Organizations
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Truncated Octahedron of DNA
A truncated octahedron contains six squares and
eight hexagons. Each edge of the truncated
octahedron contains two double helical turns of
DNA. The molecule contains 14 cyclic strands of
DNA. Each face of the octahedron corresponds to a
different cyclic strand.
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Seemans design of rigid DNA structures
Double crossover motif
Bulged junction triangle
Double crossover triangle
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Double crossover triangle
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2D Arrays of DX triangles of DNA
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Functional Applications
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Sensing
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Sensing
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Sensing
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Inorganic structures grown on DNA template
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Inorganic structures grown on DNA template