Electrons on the double helix: optical experiments on native DNA

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Optical experiments on calf thymus DNA films subjected to different buffer environments are reported. The optical conductivity is that of a disordered or lightly doped semiconductor with a well-defined band-gap for charge excitations and low frequency transport determined by a small number of strongly localized electron states.
5 pages, 3 figures submitted to PRL

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