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Dissipative DNA fibres

Nature Chemistry volume 13, pages 817–818 (2021)Cite this article

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Self-organization — ubiquitous in living systems — occurs out-of-equilibrium, with dissipation of energy and matter. Researchers have now shown that slow proton dissipation switches the assembly of DNA-based fibres to a growth mechanism that heals their gaps, yielding tight nanocable architectures.

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Fig. 1: Sketch of the dissipative self-organization process to heal the gaps of DNA-based fibres.

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