Journal of
Biophysics and Structural Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Biophys. Struct. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2200
  • DOI: 10.5897/JBSB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 25

Review

Physical basis of the DNA double helix

Peter L. Privalov
  • Peter L. Privalov
  • Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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  •  Received: 04 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 06 November 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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