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THE sodium deoxyribonucleic acid (from salmon sperm, highly polymerized) was obtained from California Corporation for Biochemical Research, Los Angeles. A surface cell was prepared by attaching two electrodes about 1 mm apart to a quartz plate. A thin film from a Na-DNA water solution was then deposited and afterwards dried between the electrodes. Conductivity measurements were made in vacuo. For photocurrent observations, a tungsten light source was used. The experimental details were similar to those described elsewhere1,2.
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LIANG, C., SCALCO, E. Photoconductivity of Sodium Deoxyribonucleic Acid in the Dry State. Nature 198, 86–87 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198086a0
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