The proposal of a double‐helical structure for DNA over 60 years ago provided an eminently
satisfying explanation for the heritability of genetic information. But why is DNA, and not …

DNA is stored in vivo in a highly compact, so-called condensed phase, where gene
regulatory processes are governed by the intricate interplay between different states of DNA …

In this perspective article, we focus on recent developments in the theory of charge effects in
biological DNA-related systems. The electrostatic effects on different levels of DNA …

In the past decades nanometer-scale pores have been employed as a powerful tool for
sensing biological molecules. In pursuit of such a technology, a variety of nanotechnology …

The physical properties of DNA have been suggested to play a central role in spatio-
temporal organization of eukaryotic chromosomes. Experimental correlations have been …

Metal cations are associated with many biological processes. The effects of these cations on
nucleic acids and chromatin were extensively studied in the early stages of nucleic acid and …

Chromosomal regions of identical or nearly identical DNA sequence can preferentially
associate with one another in the apparent absence of DNA breakage. Molecular …

Counterion-induced inversion of the DNA charge was characterized through extensive
molecular dynamics simulations. We observed reversal of the DNA motion in an external …

The predominant protein-centric perspective in protein–DNA-binding studies assumes that
the protein drives the interaction. Research focuses on protein structural motifs, electrostatic …

Non-trivial quantum effects in biological systems are analyzed. Some unresolved issues and
paradoxes related to quantum effects (Levinthal's paradox, the paradox of speed, and …