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You need to explain this to me. I'm pretty sure it would be the kind of thing I'd like, if only I were smarter.

BootsBoots wrote:You need to explain this to me. I'm pretty sure it would be the kind of thing I'd like, if only I were smarter.

it's a joke on DNA

jesseroo wrote:it's a joke on DNA

Ohhh. I get it now.

BootsBoots wrote:Ohhh. I get it now.

Hmmm. Took more than 3 seconds though ;)

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+1

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Love the joke!

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So many good things in this derby.

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You pulled my first ever comment on these pages. Dead frakking brill!

But how in blazes did you get Inigo Montoya's DNA code? ;-)

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LOL! +1

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so heady! I love it!

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I like this one, but I'm worried the text will be too small on the shirt and just look like scribbles.

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+1 on this one. That is basically enough DNA for a unicellular being.

mardigraw wrote:+1 on this one. That is basically enough DNA for a unicellular being.

Hardly! That's only enough to code for a single polypeptide approximately 120 units in length, if each codon was translated. However, the first start codon isn't until halfway through the first row, and it reaches a stop codon after only four frames. There may be more, but I didn't bother to check. The point is, you'd need thousands of times this amount of DNA for even the simplest organism. Nevertheless, this is quite amusing.

Good one Parrotworks!

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You broke the cardinal rule of shirt design! Again! ;) Actually, I'm sure more science-minded people would get it immediately. It's been awhile since I've seen the TCAG's. Glad it's doing well for you.

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Super cute. Does it code for an actual gene, or did you just type a bunch of AGCTs? If I weren't so lazy, I'd BLAST it myself.

BootsBoots wrote:Glad it's doing well for you.

Er..Uuh..Thanks.

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this stuff is more Biology than Chemistry I think

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I loved it as soon as I saw it. Want.

P.S. There are so many awesome shirts this derby!! But only 3 will print :'(

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Funny AND intellectually stimulating! GMV.

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Hahaha, Great concept :D

chade2001 wrote:this stuff is more Biology than Chemistry I think

yep. good job. i actually lol'd for real.

Love it! GMV...I really hope this prints. Now I easily weed out my dumb friends! (j/k...I need a few dumb friends to make me look smarter. :D )

chade2001 wrote:this stuff is more Biology than Chemistry I think

All biology has its basis in chemistry, and DNA is the ultimate biochemical compound. It is the instruction set from which every other biochemical process in the body ultimately derives, be it metabolism, respiration, brain function, etc. And you cannot see it in this representation, but between each of those ACT&G's is a chemical (phosphodiester) bond.

Yup, chemistry at its most eloquent.

(Can you tell that I am a molecular biologist by trade?)

notnas wrote:Super cute. Does it code for an actual gene, or did you just type a bunch of AGCTs? If I weren't so lazy, I'd BLAST it myself.

Haha, I was going to do the same thing. I would have used BLAST from wormbase to see if it was a C. elegans gene

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Ugh! You ALMOST had "GATTACA" in there, you've got GATTAGA, so I can just paint out part of the G. Still want. Hope it prints.

This would be perfect when I talk about DNA with my students! Love it!

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I am very sad that this didn't win