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SUMMARY:Phase transitions in biopolymers: statistical mechanics of interac
 ting loops - David Mukamel\, The Weizmann Institute of Science
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CONTACT:Stephen Eglen
DESCRIPTION:Phase transitions which take place in double stranded DNA and 
 in\nsingle stranded RNA molecules will be reviewed. Examples include\nther
 mal denaturation of DNA in which the two strands unbind upon\nheating\, un
 zipping of DNA in which the unbinding of the two strands is\ninduced by an
  external pulling force and conformational changes which\ntake place in RN
 A.  Theoretical modelling of these transitions will be\npresented and the 
 effect of excluded volume interactions\, which play\nan important role in 
 these transitions\, will be discussed.\n
LOCATION:MR5\, DAMTP
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