Tiny DNA Molecules Show Liquid Crystal Phases, Pointing Up New Scenario For First Life On Earth
http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2007/463.html

Noel Clark, Jim Scott, University of Colorado


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This page contains a press release about research on the origins of DNA. It explains how DNA molecules can self-assemble in liquid crystal phases.


Subject: Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)Keywords: origins of life, DNA, liquid crystal, self-assembly