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DNA animation (2002-2014) by Drew Berry and Etsuko Uno wehi.tv #ScienceArt

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What it is

A compilation of molecular animations of DNA replication and gene transcription by Drew Berry and Etsuko Uno at WEHI, made with no narration. It shows molecular machinery at work inside cells.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended whenever people want to see the mechanical, jostling reality of molecular biology, which many find awe-inspiring.

  • 9 people recommended it
  • 8 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Seeing the mechanical nature of gene transciption and chemical signaling blew my mind.”

    Animations showing mechanical nature of transcription and signaling.

    anm89, 2020-11 · Strong recommendation · in “I should have loved biology”

  2. “Take a few minutes to watch these videos of supercomputer simulations”

    Realtime DNA replication animation, humbling and awe-inspiring.

    pp19dd, 2020-03 · Recommendation · in “Covid-19 Open Research Dataset”

  3. “Some other good ones”

    Good molecular animations of the cell.

    Balgair, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “What's a virus, anyway? The bare-bones basics”

  4. “There's a collection of their DNA ones here”

    Collection of DNA animations from a channel with great videos.

    jcims, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System”

  5. “I like the wehi videos because they take effort to make the molecular motions appear to be random”

    Animations make molecular motion look random, from stuff blundering about.

    dnautics, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Moderna mRNA sequence released to GitHub [pdf]”

  6. “a close-up of super complex production line (gene transcription) driven by DNA strands”

    Close-up of gene transcription as a complex production line.

    ignoramous, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature”

  7. “Take a look at these videos”

    Shows life made of molecular machines.

    bmitc, 2024-03 · Recommendation · in “Is the Sun Conscious? (2021) [pdf]”

  8. “What a beautiful depiction.”

    High-fidelity 3D animation of DNA transcription and cell signalling.

    bhagyeshsp, 2026-04 · Recommendation · in “Biology is a Burrito: A text- and visual-based journey through a living cell”

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Topics: dna, transcription, wehi, cell biology, molecular machines

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