July 3, 2014

How knots can swap positions on a DNA strand



Computer simulations show how two knots on a DNA strand can interchange their positions

Physicists of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Graduate School of Excellence "Materials Science in Mainz" (MAINZ) have been able with the aid of computer simulations to confirm and explain a mechanism by which two knots on a DNA strand can interchange their positions.