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    helix

    US /ˈhilɪks/

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    UK /'hi:lɪks/

    C1
    n.NounThree-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
    The helix looks like a cone

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    This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone

    07:57This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone
    • That's about half the diameter of a DNA double helix.

      That's about half the diameter of a DNA double helix.

    • double helix.

      double helix.

    B1

    How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas

    05:55How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas
    • It shows two long chains of molecules spiralling around each other in a double helix, like a twisted ladder.

      It shows two long chains of molecules spiralling around each other in a double helix, like a twisted ladder.

    • spiralling around each other in a double helix, like a twisted ladder.

      spiralling around each other in a double helix, like a twisted ladder.

    B2

    遺伝子の研究者だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    14:20遺伝子の研究者だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • One way to visualize how this happens is to take a double helix and see how the two halves of the helix come apart right here in the middle.

      One way to visualize how this happens is to take a double helix and see how the two halves of the helix come apart right here in the middle.

    • When DNA replicates, the double helix comes apart,

      When DNA replicates, the double helix comes apart,

    B2

    Drew Berry - Astonishing Molecular Machines

    14:27Drew Berry - Astonishing Molecular Machines
    • This is DNA in its classic double helix form, and it's from X-ray crystallography, so it's

      This is DNA in its classic double helix form, and it's from X-ray crystallography, so it's

    • This is DNA, and it's classic double helix form,

      This is DNA, and it's classic double helix form,

    B2

    Jennifer Doudna (UC Berkeley / HHMI): Genome Engineering with CRISPR-Cas9

    16:42Jennifer Doudna (UC Berkeley / HHMI): Genome Engineering with CRISPR-Cas9
    • We know about the double helix since the 1950s.

      We know about the double helix since the 1950s.

    • the double helix since the 1950's

      the double helix since the 1950's

    B2

    DNA replication - 3D

    03:28DNA replication - 3D
    • DNA is a molecule made up of two strands, twisted around each other in a double helix shape.

      DNA is a molecule made up of two strands, twisted around each other in a double helix shape.

    • twisted around each other in a double helix shape.

      twisted around each other in a double helix shape.

    B2

    DNA and RNA - Transcription

    05:52DNA and RNA - Transcription
    • RNA polymerase causes a particular area of the DNA helix to unwind and separate into two strands.

      RNA polymerase causes a particular area of the DNA helix to unwind and separate into two strands.

    • RNA polymerase causes a particular area of the DNA helix to unwind and separate into two strands.

      RNA polymerase causes a particular area of the DNA helix to unwind and separate into two strands.

    B2

    Elio Animation Progression Reel | "Welcome to the Communiverse"

    02:37Elio Animation Progression Reel | "Welcome to the Communiverse"
    • I am Questa of Gom Helix of Faluvanum.

      I am Questa of Gom Helix of Faluvanum.

    • Helix of Voluvinum.

      Helix of Voluvinum.

    B2

    Susan McConnell (Stanford): Designing effective scientific presentations

    42:10Susan McConnell (Stanford): Designing effective scientific presentations
    • You do not need a DNA double helix running down every slide.

      You do not need a DNA double helix running down every slide.

    • on every slide. You do not need a DNA double helix

      on every slide. You do not need a DNA double helix

    A2

    Why Are Some People Left-Handed?

    05:31Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
    • Our DNA turns in a right-handed helix.

      Our DNA turns in a right-handed helix.

    • our amino acids are said to be “left-handed”, our DNA turns in a right-handed helix.

      our amino acids are said to be “left-handed”, our DNA turns in a right-handed helix.

    B1