Helicoidal model for DNA opening
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Maria Barbi, Simona Cocco and Michel Peyrard 1 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Largo E. Fermi, 2 50125 Firenze, Italy 2 Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche Universitá di Roma ”La Sapienza” P.le A. Moro, 5 00185 Roma, Italy 3 Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS URA 1325, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 Allée d’Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France. (December 16, 2013)
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