Visualizing DNA: Packing and Replication. See how DNA is packed in the nucleus of every cell of our body, and how it replicates. Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via jwz. Comments (8) 6 feet of DNA in each cell? Well I'll be darned if that ain't mighty amazing. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) What's also amazing is how any gene gets expressed - imagine how the cell needs to find any particular gene within the long thread of DNA (coiled even!) and get it transcribed. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) I'd pay money to see the robot snake do this! Chromatin coils rock! Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Oh bullocks; that hurts.Everyone who knows what I mean will feel my pain. equally.AUTSCH! Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Hey, robot snakes are cool--but DNA will ALWAYS trump it! --TwoDragons Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) This is what results when lightning strikes a puddle with amino acids in it enough times? C_C; Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Neat!Another one: http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/ Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Whoa, that just blew my mind. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Login to comment. Enable JavaScript and Click here to access all of this post's 8 comments
6 feet of DNA in each cell? Well I'll be darned if that ain't mighty amazing. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
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Oh bullocks; that hurts.Everyone who knows what I mean will feel my pain. equally.AUTSCH! Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
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This is what results when lightning strikes a puddle with amino acids in it enough times? C_C; Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Everyone who knows what I mean will feel my pain. equally.
AUTSCH!
--TwoDragons
Another one: http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/