Why the Knotted Language of DNA Sounds Like Music  Knot theory
hasn't been the only unexpected math to pop up during DNA
research. Scientists have used Venn diagrams to study DNA, and
the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. The architecture of DNA
shows traces of the "golden ratio" of length to width found in
classical edifices like the Parthenon. Geometry enthusiasts have
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