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Animations of unseeable biology | Drew Berry | TED

TED · 2.7M views · 2012-01-12 · 9:09

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Drew Berry shows scientifically accurate animations of molecular processes inside cells, such as DNA replication, at TEDxSydney.

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HN recommends it for mind-blowing visuals that make cell biology tangible.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2017–2025

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Biology & biotechnologyData visualization & information design
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benjismith · 2024-02 · Strong recommendation

This reminds me of the amazing molecular animations of Drew Berry, which he showed in this TED talk: [VIDEO] Which was 12 years ago! After watching that video, I had a much greater appreciation for how our bodies are made up of trillions of tiny protein machines. Fascinating stuff!!

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joering2 · 2017-10 · Strong recommendation

Slightly off-topic, but this semi-animation of DNA replication machine that is working right now in your body (in amounts of trillions of devices) blew my mind few months ago. from TED: [VIDEO]

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Zealotux · 2025-07 · Recommendation

Sorry for being a bit off-topic. Biology wasn't my forte in high school, I wish I had read this article back then [LINK] and seen that video (9:08 min) [VIDEO]

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