Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Bactiophage DNA (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Bactiophage DNA

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Sequence-specific, twist-induced, kinked elastic configurations, generated by molecular dynamics simulations on supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, help explain how long strands of DNA can fit in small spaces.

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Christopher G. Myers, B. Montgomery Pettitt, University of Texas Medical Branch

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