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DNA-rainbow, A New Vision of Human Chromosomes

Posted by samzenpus on from the painting-genes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Two scientists have rendered amazing pictures using datafiles from the human genome project. They assigned different colors to the DNA and rendered images showing interesting patterns and strange structures of our chromosomes. It might be a groundbreaking new idea for displaying and maybe better understanding our genes. With its fascinating pictures it is a beautiful mix of science and art."

6 of 161 comments (clear)

  1. Magic Eye? by SinVulture · · Score: 5, Funny

    No matter how hard I try, I can't see the sailboat!

  2. Your chromosomes... by Riktov · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...are heavily fragmented. This could degrade performance in creating offspring.

    Would you like to optimize your chromosomes?

    [Yes] [No] [Cancel]

  3. Hey, baby. . .. by gardyloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Taste the rainbow!

  4. Oops by tehSpork · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like the DNA has been Slashdotted.

    Hopefully the next version will have developed a natural defense mechanism to handle the strain Slashdot puts on servers. :)

  5. Arrgh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    My genes! They've been slashdotted!

    I need tissues!

  6. Genetics by worst_name_ever · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't even see the genes anymore - just blonde, brunette, redhead...

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