How a 'Star Wars' parody turned into a tool for scientific discovery (video)

(American Chemical Society) Science has long inspired the arts, but examples of the reverse scenario are sparse. Now scientists who set out to produce a 'Star Wars' parody have inadvertently created such an example. Incorporating animation techniques from the film industry, the researchers developed a robust new modeling tool that could help spur new molecular discoveries. Their project, reported in ACS Nano, resulted in a short film about fertilization called 'The Beginning.' For a look behind-the-scenes, watch ACS' Headline Science video.
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