Polymer Similar to RNA (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Polymer Similar to RNA

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Nicholas Hud holds up a sample of the gooey gel that forms when the nucleotides based on barbituric acid and melamine pair up into spiraled supramolecular assemblages. Under the microscope, the large molecule strings even look like RNA.

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Fitrah Hamid, Georgia Tech

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