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Online Artificial Gene Design

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the outdated-already dept.

massivefoot writes to tell us New Scientist is reporting that researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have released a new software suite, GeneDesign, that helps to simplify the steps in designing artificial DNA. From the article: "These key steps include translating proteins and amino acids - the building blocks which make proteins - backwards into a DNA sequence. Or the software can manipulate simulated DNA "codons" which can code for an amino acid. DNA codons are made of sets of three nucleotides - the fundamental molecules which link together to form a DNA chain."

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  1. Game by fozzy1015 · · Score: 5, Funny

    SimGene?

  2. Re:I know this sounds like a bad sci-fi plot but.. by mrpeebles · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think you mean "rogue" countries ;-) "Rouge" is the red makeup women put on their cheeks. ("Whores use rouge. Ladies pinch...")

  3. Re:Will the source code be available? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe god owns the source code to our dna.
    However, SCO might have something to say about that.

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  4. Re:Will the source code be available? by mattjb0010 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I believe god owns the source code to our dna.

    I own my own DNA and only my girlfriend gets access to it.

  5. Bah, this software won't last long. by Caspian · · Score: 3, Funny

    The market will be overtaken by Microsoft Visual DNA++ in around five years.

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  6. Re:Will the source code be available? by MyLongNickName · · Score: 3, Funny

    I own my own DNA and only my girlfriend gets access to it

    How's Rosie doing?

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  7. Think of the possibilities! by ndansmith · · Score: 3, Funny
    Welcome to Gentoo DNAx!
    god@adam ~ $ su - root
    Password:
    adam ~ # emerge flying invisible glowinthedark
    Calculating dependencies |
    1. Re:Think of the possibilities! by Snarfangel · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, wouldn't that be Genetoo? And wouldn't you be able to evolve species more quickly than you could compile them from scratch?

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  8. Re:It's one of those websites.... by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just typed 'gattaca' into it, and it started doing non-complaining type things.

    No idea what though... I'm a geek not a chemist.

  9. What comes to mind is by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Frankenstein built via wiki-style callaboration. A troll adds two dicks, somebody removes one, but the troll adds it back again...

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    Table-ized A.I.
  10. Re:Will the source code be available? by mattjb0010 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Assuming there is a god

    The Official God FAQ

  11. Re:I know this sounds like a bad sci-fi plot but.. by corngrower · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well the parent did mention North Korea. That would be a communist country. Sounds pretty 'rouge' (red) to me.