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.

Call it the science of small, but a trio of University of Florida chemical engineers have developed a lab-on-a-chip process ...

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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 ...

Purification removes contaminants from DNA samples, ensuring the integrity of the genetic material and providing more accurate results.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...