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A team of researchers in the U.K. has announced the creation of a new dance video. And no, it’s not another enthralling TikTok clip. It is, in fact, a simulation of how a DNA loop “dances” as a stressing force is applied to it. And the dance is not only rhythmic, but also a potential way to gain key insights into how DNA interacts with other molecules.
Gizmodoreported on the observation, which stands as the first time researchers have seen DNA—or deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule consisting of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix—dance under pressure. (Yes, you should say that like David Bowie in your head.)