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. 2009 Aug;4(8):476-7.
doi: 10.1038/nnano.2009.212.

Scanning tunnelling microscopy: a DNA sequence scanned

Danny Porath  1
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Scanning tunnelling microscopy: a DNA sequence scanned

Danny Porath. Nat Nanotechnol. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

The scanning tunnelling microscope can image and distinguish individual bases in DNA molecules, thus allowing partial sequencing of the strands.

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