New form of DNA discovered inside living human cells

New form of DNA discovered inside living human cells

  • April 24, 2018
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New form of DNA discovered inside living human cells

A newDNAstructure inside human cells known asthe “i-motif”, has been identified by scientists. This form resembles a twisted “knot” of DNA, instead of the well-known double helix first described by James Watson and Francis Crick.

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