Have you ever wondered how to view and annotate molecular structures? At least digital versions?
It's surprisingly easy and lots of fun.
Here's a movie I made that demonstrates how you can use Cn3D, a free structure-viewing program from the NCBI. Luckily, Cn3D behaves almost the same way on both Windows and Mac OS X.
Introduction to Cn3D from Sandra Porter on Vimeo.
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Why do I love Cn3D? Let me count the ways.
What does Cn3D do? (Hint: say "Cn3D" out loud).
Today, we're going to look for rainbows in double-stranded DNA and see what they can tell us about DNA structure.
First, we're going to get a structure for a double-stranded molecule of DNA and open it in Cn3D.
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Thanks, it is very nice, I liked it!
Gordana