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From YouTube: Molecular Visualizations of DNA
Description
Amazing CGI visualization of molecular biology's central dogma. It shows animations of DNA coiling, replication, transcription and translation.
It was created by Drew Berry of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
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When
the
RNA
copy
is
complete,
it
snakes
out
into
the
outer
part
of
the
cell,
then
in
a
dazzling
display
of
choreography
all
the
components
of
a
molecular
machine
locked
together
around
the
RNA
to
form
a
miniature
factory
called
a
ribosome.
It
translates
the
genetic
information
in
the
RNA
into
a
string
of
amino
acids
that
will
become
a
protein
special
transfer
molecules.
The
green
triangles
bring
each
amino
acid
to
the
ribosome.
The
amino
acids
are
the
small
red
tips
attached
to
the
transfer
molecules.
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Again,
you
are
watching
this
in
real
time
and
after
a
few
seconds,
the
assembled
protein
starts
to
emerge
from
the
ribosome
ribosomes
can
make
any
kind
of
protein.
It
just
depends
what
genetic
message
you
feed
in
on
the
RNA.
In
this
case
the
end
product
is
hemoglobin.
The
cells
in
our
bone
marrow
churn
out
a
hundred
trillion
molecules
of
it
per
second,
and,
as
a
result,
our
muscles
brain
and
all
the
vital
organs
in
our
body
receive
the
oxygen
they
need.