The trunk of each 'Christmas tree' (a transcription unit) represents a DNA molecule; the tree branches (granular strings attached to the DNA) are RNA molecules that have been transcribed from the DNA.

The Brandeis Electron Microscopy Facility is located on the 4th floor of the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, part of the Greater ...

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If DNA is a book, then how is it read? Learn more about the DNA transcription process, where DNA is converted to RNA, a more portable set of instructions for the cell. The process of transcription ...

Their microscopy images revealed that DNA wraps itself around a condensate ... the researchers used cryo-electron tomography to closely examine the condensate surfaces. Using electrons instead ...

In all living organisms, DNA contains the code that defines ... because such studies relied on techniques like cryo-electron microscopy, which require frozen samples, thus only providing snapshots ...

Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe—from the arctic ...

Students learn how DNA is used to detect genetic diseases, how infectious diseases are understood better through pathogens, ...

and on the right with the transmission electron microscope. Cytoplasm Where enzymes and other proteins are made. Location of reactions in anaerobic respiration. Nucleus Contains DNA which carries ...

The diagram below shows the same plant cell, as viewed with the light microscope, and with the transmission electron microscope ... Nucleus Contains DNA which carries the genetic code for making ...