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Background. NASA experimented with High Magnetic Fields to simulate zero gravity for experiments on plantsPaul and coworkers found that the magnetic field itself, not just the lack of gravity, was causing stress on the plants. 18.9 T. Control. Paul 2005. . Hypothesis. Strong magnetic fields generate subtle perturbations of biomolecules due to the structural diamagnetic anisotropy of the molecules, causing a disruption of normal biochemical function.
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2. Background NASA experimented with High Magnetic Fields to simulate zero gravity for experiments on plants
Paul and coworkers found that the magnetic field itself, not just the lack of gravity, was causing stress on the plants
3. Hypothesis Strong magnetic fields generate subtle perturbations of biomolecules due to the structural diamagnetic anisotropy of the molecules, causing a disruption of normal biochemical function
4. Transcription
5. T7 RNA Polymerase: The Hand Model
6. Top View
7. 1D Model – No Field
8. 1D Model – Field
9. Energy Analysis
10. Force Analysis
11. Solve for Magnetic Force
12. Is This Force Reasonable? Other molecular forces creating extreme structural alterations: ~10-10-10-11 N
Overstretching DNA
Unfolding Titin (muscle)
Unfolding DNA hairpin
Preventing T7 RNAP from proceeding along the DNA during transcription
13. Conclusions Experimentally,
Some delay in transcript production is indicated at 9 Tesla for T7 RNA polymerase
A reduction in transcript production was observed for SP6 RNA polymerase at 9 Tesla
Theoretically, a more accurate model is needed
Improve k approximations
Improve force estimates
Include other possible deformations
Next: Further test the hypothesis
Analyze experiments at 20 and 25 Tesla
15. Force vs. Field Strength
16. The Thumb
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