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jtotheizzoe:

Using Chaos to Visualize DNA Sequences

DNA sequences can be written out, just like the words on this page, using strings of A, C, G, and T. That works fine in principle, but when you want to write out something huge, like the sequence of an entire human genome, you realize that you need a better way. Otherwise you’d have a book 3.2 billion letters long.

Comparing two enormous sequences is very difficult too. Say you want to see the patterns or differences that exist between the human and chimpanzee genomes. Some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers are required in order to meaningfully align such long strings of DNA bases, letter by letter, piece by piece.

Ocular Revision (Paul Vanouse)

The first images that I am creating with the circular DNA electrophoresis rigs are based upon hemispherical maps of the world.
These “Genetic Maps” could be interpreted as simplistic form-based puns in which the circle is a visual metaphor for a heavenly body like the earth.  But at a deeper level they call attention to ingrained metaphors such as “genetic mapping”, which are problematic because “mapping” implies (distanced) simplification, abstraction, and exploitation (i.e. political, and economic maps of the world).

DNA Molecule plush dolls (with magnetic hydrogen bonds)

via Biochemies

fuckyeahlegos:

LEGO DNA

via ericharshbarger.org

un:

(via smoot:freshphotons:chemicallyabused)

sock chromosomes. genius.

omg

legoexpress:

LEGO DNA via www.ericharshbarger.org

mitochondrion:

You too can learn to replicate.