Comments on: Science Is Sexy: DNA You Say? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Free Movieshttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-313662 Free Movies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:14:30 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-313662 It is an attractive figure on how the DNA is repeated to the other side of the exceedingly complex disc player to change its genotype into phenotype. It is an attractive figure on how the DNA is repeated to the other side of the exceedingly complex disc player to change its genotype into phenotype.

]]> By: Serrishttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-258813 Serris Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:03:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-258813 What is DNA... but a miserable little spiral of secrets? What is DNA… but a miserable little spiral of secrets?

]]> By: Serrishttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-277316 Serris Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:03:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-277316 What is DNA... but a miserable little spiral of secrets? What is DNA… but a miserable little spiral of secrets?

]]> By: ScratchMonkeyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-189580 ScratchMonkey Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:18:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-189580 Check out the discussion of records and record players in Hofstadter's book "Godel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid". It's an interesting chapter on how DNA is "played back" through an extremely complicated record player to transform the genotype into its phenotype. The philosophical question raised is how much of the information is in the record, and how much is in the record player? If you sent a molecule of DNA to an alien civilization, is there, in principle, enough information present to reconstruct the phenotype? Check out the discussion of records and record players in Hofstadter's book "Godel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid". It's an interesting chapter on how DNA is "played back" through an extremely complicated record player to transform the genotype into its phenotype. The philosophical question raised is how much of the information is in the record, and how much is in the record player? If you sent a molecule of DNA to an alien civilization, is there, in principle, enough information present to reconstruct the phenotype?

]]> By: ScratchMonkeyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-272490 ScratchMonkey Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:18:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-272490 Check out the discussion of records and record players in Hofstadter's book "Godel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid". It's an interesting chapter on how DNA is "played back" through an extremely complicated record player to transform the genotype into its phenotype. The philosophical question raised is how much of the information is in the record, and how much is in the record player? If you sent a molecule of DNA to an alien civilization, is there, in principle, enough information present to reconstruct the phenotype? Check out the discussion of records and record players in Hofstadter’s book “Godel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid”. It’s an interesting chapter on how DNA is “played back” through an extremely complicated record player to transform the genotype into its phenotype. The philosophical question raised is how much of the information is in the record, and how much is in the record player? If you sent a molecule of DNA to an alien civilization, is there, in principle, enough information present to reconstruct the phenotype?

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-181970 David Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-181970 This is a good article. I have one (minor) correction: <Code>Each cell in your body (excluding red blood cells) contains a highly condensed package of DNA.</code> Actually, only mature RBCs have no DNA package. They have them to start, and lose them at some point in their life-cycle. This is a good article. I have one (minor) correction:

<Code>Each cell in your body (excluding red blood cells) contains a highly condensed package of DNA.</code>

Actually, only mature RBCs have no DNA package. They have them to start, and lose them at some point in their life-cycle.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-272489 David Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-272489 This is a good article. I have one (minor) correction:<Code>Each cell in your body (excluding red blood cells) contains a highly condensed package of DNA.</code>Actually, only mature RBCs have no DNA package. They have them to start, and lose them at some point in their life-cycle. This is a good article. I have one (minor) correction:

Each cell in your body (excluding red blood cells) contains a highly condensed package of DNA.

Actually, only mature RBCs have no DNA package. They have them to start, and lose them at some point in their life-cycle.

]]> By: Ryan Rampersadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-181801 Ryan Rampersad Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:41:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-181801 When I was in biology class two years ago, I was very interested in this. I remember watching similar videos on youtube like the one above. It was very fascinating. When I was in biology class two years ago, I was very interested in this. I remember watching similar videos on youtube like the one above. It was very fascinating.

]]> By: Ryan Rampersadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/08/19/science-is-sexy-dna-you-say/#comment-272488 Ryan Rampersad Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:41:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=15854#comment-272488 When I was in biology class two years ago, I was very interested in this. I remember watching similar videos on youtube like the one above. It was very fascinating. When I was in biology class two years ago, I was very interested in this. I remember watching similar videos on youtube like the one above. It was very fascinating.

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