Self-organization — ubiquitous in living systems — occurs out-of-equilibrium, with dissipation of energy and matter. Researchers have now shown that slow proton dissipation switches the assembly of DNA-based fibres to a growth mechanism that heals their gaps, yielding tight nanocable architectures.

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耗散DNA纤维

自组织——在生命系统中无处不在——发生失衡，伴随着能量和物质的耗散。研究人员现在已经表明，缓慢的质子耗散将基于 DNA 的纤维的组装转换为一种生长机制，以修复它们的间隙，从而产生紧密的纳米电缆结构。