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Images: Ribosomes on film

October 21, 2005 5:47 PM PDT

A Los Alamos National Laboratory image of a simulated ribosome, a biological factory that converts genetic information into proteins. The simulation modeled the interactions of 2.64 million atoms, including 250,000 that make up the ribosome itself.

Photo by Los Alamos National Laboratory

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