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2d Nmr Structural Study Of A Dna Duplex Containing Two Unnatural Base Pairs, Weston Preising
2d Nmr Structural Study Of A Dna Duplex Containing Two Unnatural Base Pairs, Weston Preising
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DNA is the genetic blueprint responsible for the traits of living organisms. The "genetic alphabet" consists of four molecules called nucleobases, represented by the letters A, T, G, and C strung together in a "strand." A DNA duplex consists of two "strands" held together such that A is across from T and G across from C, referred to A-T and G-C "base pairs". Recently, the genetic alphabet or code has been expanded by synthetic biologists in an effort to unveil new insights to the machinery of DNA replication, and potentially develop new medicines to cure diseases like HIV. The new …