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    Scientists Photograph DNA For The First Time

    Slow down science, you're moving too fast and it's making me uncomfortable. Seriously though, this is awesome.

    MOTHERDAVID
    by MOTHERDAVID

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    A strand of DNA suspended between two silicon nano-pillars.

    For the first time in history, the famous Watson-Crick double helix has been photographed.

    Check out the full story at http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22545-dna-imaged-with-electron-microscope-for-the-first-time.html

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