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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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 Posted - 02/20/2007 : 18:21:13
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I found this over at the Skepticality site. Is this cool or what?
DNA wrapping and replication animation.
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 02/20/2007 : 18:26:38 [Permalink]
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| That earns a major WOW factor! |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 02/20/2007 : 23:35:23 [Permalink]
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I'll say! I had no idea that these processes happened with such speed, equivalent to the rotation speed of a jet engine turbine.
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/20/2007 : 23:45:27 [Permalink]
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I'll say! I had no idea that these processes happened with such speed,
Most cellular processes happen very rapidly.
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2007 : 05:44:02 [Permalink]
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This is something I know exactly nothing about. What did I just watch?
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 08:09:31 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
This is something I know exactly nothing about. What did I just watch?
You saw how a six foot strand (molecule) of DNA wraps itself up to become one of several chromosomes that fit nicely into a single cell. You saw how all that information is stored in a very tiny place. Then you saw how it replicates itself, allowing for cell division and passing the identical information on to the new cell. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2007 : 08:34:50 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Kil
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Originally posted by filthy
This is something I know exactly nothing about. What did I just watch?
You saw how a six foot strand (molecule) of DNA wraps itself up to become one of several chromosomes that fit nicely into a single cell. You saw how all that information is stored in a very tiny place. Then you saw how it replicates itself, allowing for cell division and passing the identical information on to the new cell.
Oh. Okay. It's not all that difficult to grasp, is it? I'll go back and watch it a couple more times. It really is a neat presentation, as might be expected from PZ.
Thanks!
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"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 08:58:35 [Permalink]
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Filthy:
Oh. Okay. It's not all that difficult to grasp, is it?
Well, the truth of it is that the process is very complicated and would probably take much more than this film to understand it completely. But it is a great introduction to a fascinating subject. Plus, the animation is just plain cool…
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