Molecular Motors

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Description
Discover what controls how fast tiny molecular motors in our body pull through a single strand of DNA. How hard can the motor pull in a tug of war with the optical tweezers? Discover what helps it pull harder. Do all molecular motors behave the same?
Version 2.08For Teachers
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Flow stretching and molecular motors |
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Allen Price | HS UG-Intro UG-Adv |
HW Lab |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
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