The physics of phages

Submitted by ajay on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 21:41.
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Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Gelbart, W.M.; Knobler, C.M.

Source:

PHYSICS TODAY, Volume 61, Number 1, p.42-47 (2008)

URL:

http://link.aip.org/link/PHTOAD/v61/i1/p42/s1/pdf

Keywords:

DNA EJECTION; VIRAL CAPSIDS; FORCES; BACTERIOPHAGE; PROTEIN; HEADS

Abstract:

Experiments can measure, and theory explain, the energetics behind packaging a virus with DNA and the DNA's injection into a cell.