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Apr 24, 2018

Move Over, Double Helix: A New Form of DNA Has Just Been Discovered

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We all know about the double helix structure of DNA, but researchers have described a type of DNA that’s never been observed in a living cell: i-motif DNA. This knot-shaped DNA uses nucleotides differently than helical DNA, and scientists suspect it plays a regulatory role in the cell.

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