The movie shows a computer simulation of a molecule of DNA (in orange) pulled by an electric field through alpha-hemolysin (in cyan), a toxin manufactured by bacteria that forms a pore in the membrane (in gold). While in the pore, the DNA blocks electrical current through it, allowing the DNA to be detected, its length to be measured, and whether it consists of A's, T's, C's, or G's to be determined.
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