DNA Responds to Ionizing Radiation as an Insulator, Not as a "Molecular Wire"

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Published in Angew Chem Int Ed Engl on September 01, 1999

Authors

Debije1, Milano, Bernhard

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642 (USA).

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