[extropy-chat] Psychedelic Protein Synthesis: An Epic on the Cellular Level

[Amara Graps]

What a fun psychedelic dance!

Seen via inkycircus  (http://inkycircus.com/):

(Paul Berg) Protein Synthesis: An Epic on the Cellular Level

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2657697036715872139

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On an open field at Stanford University in 1971, several hundred
students convened to undulate and impersonate molecules undergoing
protein synthesis by a ribosome. A few were trained dancers, wearing
costumes and colored balloons to identify their roles; most were
recruited with the promise of fun and refreshments.

But make no mistake: despite the flower-power feel and psychedelic
strains of the "Protein Jive Sutra," this is serious science. The
narrator is Nobel laureate Paul Berg, who explains the process in a
prologue that introduces the leading players, such as 30s Ribosome,
mRNA, and Initiator Factor One.

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Amara