Watson–Crick base pairs underpin the DNA double helix. Evidence of transient changes in base-pairing geometry highlights the fact that the information held in DNA's linear sequence is stored in three dimensions. See Article p.498
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Honig, B., Rohs, R. Flipping Watson and Crick. Nature 470, 472–473 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/470472a
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