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DNA liquid crystalline blue phases. Electron microscopy evidence and biological implications

Amélie Leforstier Laboratoire de physique des Solides, Bat 510, Université Paris Sud, 91405, Orsay, Cedex, France
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Françoise Livolant Laboratoire de physique des Solides, Bat 510, Université Paris Sud, 91405, Orsay, Cedex, France
Pages 651-658 | Received 14 Jan 1994, Accepted 01 Mar 1994, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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