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Any suggestions on what nucleotide chain to print out?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Near idea! Have you considered making the "backbone" interfaces at a slight angle so that several base pairs begin to form a helix?

Or maybe a slightly spherical ball & socket connection to allow them to be twisted?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah most printers should be able to handle small overhang angles like 35 degrees no sweat.

I bet you could get a decent double helix with that kind of angle.