Comments on: Computer animation of DNA at work, at the molecular level. http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/11/computer-animation-of-dna-at-work-at-the-molecular-level/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:23:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: projektleiterin http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/11/computer-animation-of-dna-at-work-at-the-molecular-level/#comment-18411 projektleiterin Mon, 12 May 2008 21:07:03 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2567#comment-18411 A very very nice animation. They didn't explain what A, C, T, G and U meant though (yes, I know what they mean, but I still thought merely using these abbreviations was weird). A very very nice animation. They didn’t explain what A, C, T, G and U meant though (yes, I know what they mean, but I still thought merely using these abbreviations was weird).

]]> By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/11/computer-animation-of-dna-at-work-at-the-molecular-level/#comment-18355 Dan Klarmann Sun, 11 May 2008 16:36:30 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2567#comment-18355 It's a beautiful illustration of our current understanding of some of the molecular mechanisms surrounding DNA. I'd known of the six feet number for a while. But it is never completely unfolded. What I find more amazing is that we contain individual cells that actually do stretch three feet long: Spinal nerve axons (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuron" target="_blank" title="Wiki: Neuron" rel="nofollow">neurons</a>). Giraffes and whales have much longer ones. After all, some of these cells start in the skull and end in the tail. And these are actually the scaffolding for the Myelin cells that actually carry the nerve signals, allowing animals to grow so large. It’s a beautiful illustration of our current understanding of some of the molecular mechanisms surrounding DNA. I’d known of the six feet number for a while. But it is never completely unfolded.

What I find more amazing is that we contain individual cells that actually do stretch three feet long: Spinal nerve axons (neurons). Giraffes and whales have much longer ones. After all, some of these cells start in the skull and end in the tail.

And these are actually the scaffolding for the Myelin cells that actually carry the nerve signals, allowing animals to grow so large.

]]> By: Skblllzzzz http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/11/computer-animation-of-dna-at-work-at-the-molecular-level/#comment-18337 Skblllzzzz Sun, 11 May 2008 09:23:12 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2567#comment-18337 More to be had <a href="http://www.wehi.edu.au/WEHI_Groups/indexworkgroups.php?id=151" rel="nofollow">here</a>. More to be had here.

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