simulated system (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

simulated system

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On the left, a snapshot of the simulated system -- a dense solution of supercoiled plasmid. On the right, a more detailed view of the supercoiled fluid showing entanglements between the molecules.

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© Davide Michieletto, University of Edinburgh and Jan Smrek, University of Vienna

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