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Looking for Mr. DNAbar

11 June, 2009 (03:00) | Other science, Physics

The Electric Slide

The researchers used computer simulations and analytical calculations to show that a simplified model of a protein is attracted to DNA until it gets within a half-nanometer or so. At this short range, the protein is repelled, so it can slide freely until it finds its target sequence and binds more tightly. The results provide a more complete physical picture of this critical biological process.

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