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physics.bio-ph2004

From the double-stranded helix to the chiral nematic phase of B-DNA: a molecular model

F. Tombolato, A. Ferrarini

B-DNA solutions of suitable concentration form left-handed chiral nematic phases (cholesterics). Such phases have also been observed in solutions of other stiff or semiflexible chi…