Mimicking DNA stretching with the Static Mode method: Shear stress versus transverse pulling stress M. Brut, A. Estève, G. Landa and M. Djafari Rouhani Eur. Phys. J. E, 35 8 (2012) 75 Published online: 21 August 2012 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2012-12075-0