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A section of DNA; the sequence of the plate-like units (nucleotides) in the center carries information. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Direct Imaging of DNA Fibers: The Visage of Double Helix - Nano Letters (ACS Publications) :  "The experimental breakthrough is the production of robust and highly ordered paired DNA nanofibers that allowed its direct TEM imaging and the double helix structure revealing" Related articles First close up of DNA ever [Greg Laden's Blog] What DNA actually looks like DNA Directly Photographed for First Time First direct picture of DNA double helix captured First Photo of DNA Helix Taken: DNews Nugget Scientists snap a picture of DNA's double helix for the very first time 59 years after Watson-Crick, DNA double helix photographed directly First picture of DNA shows double helix structure DNA Photographed for the First Time DNA directly photographed for first time

ENCODE: Encyclopedia Of DNA Elements - YouTube : " " ENCODE, the Encyclopaedia of DNA Elements , is the most ambitious human genetics project to date. It takes the 3 billion letters described by the Human Genome Project in 2000, and tries to explain them. Remarkably, ENCODE scientists have managed to assign a biochemical function to 80% of the genome, including the genes and the parts of the genome that tell those genes what to do. This information is helping us understand how genomes are interpreted to make different types of cells and different people -- and crucially, how mistakes can lead to disease. In this video, ENCODE's lead coordinator, Ewan Birney , and Nature editor Magdalena Skipper talk about the challenges of managing this colossal project and what we've learnt about our genomes. To read the research papers and more, visit www.nature.com/ENCODE Related articles DNA database unlocks map to genetic disease - Business Recorder (blog) Detail...