50 years ago, genes eluded electron microscopes
Excerpt from the September 2, 1972 issue of Science News
![Yeast DNA transcription](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/080922_no_50ya-imaging-genes_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Scientists still can't directly see genes with electron microscopes, but combining the tool with the molecular scissors CRISPR/Cas9 has let researchers visualize genes being transcribed (illustrated) from DNA (blue) into RNA (red).
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