title: A close encounter with DNA.
abstract: Atomic force microscopy, associated with surface science, has the potential to resolve the secondary structure of DNA in liquid form with unusually high resolution and with unprecedented accuracy.
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maaloum
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000737:chemistry*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C017251:1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine; C070046:1,2-dioleoyloxy-3-(trimethylammonium)propane