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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Model of DNA thicket found in Escherichia coli bacteria. It is densely packed and tense like a tangle of watch springs. Researchers hypothesize that it is in constant motion and transports large protein molecules called transcription factors to sites where the factors go to work. The researchers have built a very large, unique simulation to test this hypothesis.
