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The Visualization of Genes in Action

The electron microscope reveals individual genes being transcribed into RNA and their RNA being translated into protein. The pictures look remarkably like diagrams based on genetic and biochemical data

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 228 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Visualization of Genes in Action” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 228 No. 3 (), p. 34
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0373-34