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Monday, 28 September 2009
Protein Synthesis: An Epic On the Cellular Level

I'm a genetics/evolutionary buff, so when I ran across this insane, acid-driven clip, I could not but share it with all my nerd brethren.

Here is the description provided by the YouTube user who originally found and posted it:

Directed in 1971 by Robert Alan Weiss for the Department of Chemistry of Stanford University and imprinted with the "free love" aura of the period, this short film continues to be shown in biology class today. It has since spawn a series of similar funny attempts at vulgarizing protein synthesis. Narrated by Paul Berg, 1980 Nobel prize for Chemistry.
 

 

Can you imagine the amount of coordination and raw drug force this took to organize? Even if you're not into chemistry and the science behind RNA's path through protein synthesis, please enjoy it for its historical significance.

And the next time you see a 60-something person, shake his/her hand for making it through that era with their life. Give them a quick scan too. I'm confident you'll find they've developed a better fashion sense as well, cause for further congratulations.

Go Peptide Bonding!!!

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Posted on 09/28/2009 11:32 AM by Thomas McAuley
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