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Some amazing animations that show some of the primary operations related to DNA:

Transcription (copying sections of DNA into RNA) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMtWvDbfHLo

Translation (turning messenger RNA into proteins) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfYf_rPWUdY

RNA Splicing (removing non-coding sections of mRNA) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgwr0QpYNE

DNA Wrapping & Replication(two part video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjPcT1uUZiE

One thing I would encourage folks to do as you listen to the narration of these is to consider any time words are used that imply agency and remember that these are basically blobs of magnets in a jostling goo.

You'll find the names Drew Berry and WEHI referenced in most of these. There are many more stunning and IMHO profoundly informative examples of biological machinery from them on youtube.




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