Molecular Visualization of DNA August 7, 2007
Posted by Bertalan Meskó in About me, Art, Biology, DNA, Video.trackback
After videos like this one, I always feel that I should follow my dream and become a scientist, not a physician… *sigh*
(Hat Tip: Sandwalk & Eye on DNA)
What is the process being done here?
During DNA replication, you can see the ribosomes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribosome), the translational process itself (http://tinyurl.com/2h63rf) even with the Okazaki-fragments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okazaki_fragment).
Ribosomes are involved in translation, or the process of converting messenger RNA to protein. This is the DNA replication fork which is a complex responsible for replication of host chromosomes, again I repeat there are no Ribosomes here.