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MEGA DNA Science Crystals
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Impressive Models of the Double-Helix
Intricate 3D images are etched inside clear glass blocks by high-resolution lasers driven by dedicated software for highly detailed, fine-grained, cleanly drawn structures. An optically perfect crystal now can function as a 3-D sculpture, paperweight, educational model, and more. Its appearance is mesmerizing, it's accuracy unparalleled.
Modeled after DNA from the Protein Data Bank, this model's molecular surface was calculated by GRASS, created by Murad Nayal and Ben Hitz with NSF funding.
The DNA Crystal comes with clear rubber feet to avoid scratches on your desk or mantel. Without a stand, it works best against a dark background. Available in two sizes, Mini (2" x 3 1/8") or Mega (3" x 6").
 Gift Wrap Available
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Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:   and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating  - Saturday, June 27, 2009 Amazing Reviewed By: S. Fahnestock (Wilmington, DE) Looking closely at the DNA crystal model, I noticed that there is a slight tipping of one base that creates a kink in the molecule -- very subtle but clear. So I surmised that it is (a) a real structure, and (b) derived from a protein-DNA complex. So I took out my magnifying glass and determined the nucleotide sequence of the molecule. Submitting that sequence to the NCBI BLAST homology search engine turned up a 100% hit -- to a complex of a synthetic DNA molecule and a protein, which had been crystallized and the structure published. It is a transcriptional regulatory protein from the rat bound to the synthetic DNA. For the Edmund model, they used the atomic coordinates of the DNA and just omitted the protein. I am impressed!  - Thursday, November 29, 2007 Outstanding Reviewed By: Ron P. Wilcox (Amarillo, Texas) Amazing Detail, Classical in artistic and scientific creativity, a stepping stone to new science education! Read More Reviews |
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