Does DNA Exert an Active Role in Generating Cell-Sized Spheres in an Aqueous Solution with a Crowding Binary Polymer?
We report the spontaneous generation of a cell-like morphology in an environment crowded with the polymers dextran and polyethylene glycol (PEG) in the presence of DNA. DNA molecules were selectively located in the interior of dextran-rich micro-droplets, when the composition of an aqueous two-phase...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-02-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/5/1/459 |