DNA double helical structures are supramolecular assemblies that are typically held together by classical Watson–Crick pairing. Now, nucleotide chelation of silver ions supports an extended silver–DNA hybrid duplex featuring an uninterrupted silver array.
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Auffinger, P., Ennifar, E. Silver-wired DNA. Nature Chem 9, 932–934 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2869
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