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The helical structure of DNA is explained as being due to the interaction between the pi-stached base-pair dimers rather than due to the ribose-phospate backbone.

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This explains the structure of this molecule which is of pivotal importance for life science.

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The work points to an unexpectedly strong importance of Pauli or steric repulsion for this structure.

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Friedrich Fink
University of Tübingen

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This page is a summary of: Quantum Effects Explain the Twist Angle in the Helical Structure of DNA, ChemPhysChem, September 2024, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400372.
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