[DNA Chromosome Wrapping] In this animation we’ll see a remarkable way our DNA is tightly packed up so the 6 feet of this long molecule fits into microscopic nucleus of every cell. The process starts when DNA is wrapped around special DNA molecules called histones. The combined group of DNA and protein is called [...] Continue Reading…

Using computer animation based on the latest research, we are now able to see how DNA is actually copied in living cells. You are looking at an assembly line of amazing miniature biochemical machines that are pulling apart a DNA double helix  and cranking out a copy of each strand. The DNA to be copied enters the production [...] Continue Reading…