Illustration of Double-helix DNA Segments Connected to Gold Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

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Illustration of Double-helix DNA Segments Connected to Gold Nanoparticles

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In a Berkeley Lab-led study, flexible double-helix DNA segments connected to gold nanoparticles are revealed from the 3-D density maps (purple and yellow) reconstructed from individual samples using a Berkeley Lab-developed technique called individual-particle electron tomography or IPET. Projections of the structures are shown in the background grid.

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