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WE CONTINUE with Professor Jacob D Bekenstein, the star of the past series of posts, with a paper that audaciously suggests that the evidence points to a universe as a giant hologram. This is a beautifully articulated article written for the non-specialist — but, dear reader — after surviving the past two dizzyingly technical papers as primers, this should be a breeze! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/information-in-the-holographic-univ/ View in LinkedIn

HISTORICAL MARKER IN THE SAND. “After the discovery of Z-DNA, oplnlons were mixed as to its relevance to biology. It was clear that Z-DNA could form only under specialized conditions that would stabilize it.” https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-94-009-7052-6.pdf View in LinkedIn

METHYLATION VARIANTS. “The structural studies thus account for the considerable change in the equilibrium between B-DNA and Z-DNA. It also provides a structural rationale for why methylation of DNA might favor the formation of small segments of Z-DNA.” https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-94-009-7052-6.pdf View in LinkedIn

STABILIZATION OF CONFORMER. “The stabilization of Z-DNA by methylation is due to two factors.” https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-94-009-7052-6.pdf View in LinkedIn

STRUCTURAL CONSEQUENCES. “One of the features apparent in the structural work was the fact that OG sequences play an important role in the Z conformation.” https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-94-009-7052-6.pdf View in LinkedIn