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Genetic code is reused in exactly the same manner human programmers reuse code.  Thus once some random string of genetic coding is found useful there is a process that preserves it from change.  That change is called survival.  If it is a random string with no purpose then it is swept from the system by error.  Error is death.  Thus if you sequence the human genome you can compare useful portions with those of widely separated animals such as mice and find almost identical code.

Gill Bejerano holds a BSc, summa cum laude, in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, and a PhD in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Twice recipient of the RECOMB best paper by a young scientist award, and a former Eshkol pre-doctoral Scholar and HHMI postdoc. As co-discoverer of ultraconserved elements, his research focuses on deciphering the function and evolution of the non-coding regions of the Human Genome. Gill is currently a postdoc with David Haussler at UC Santa Cruz, and in early 2007 he will join Stanford university as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology and the Department of Computer…

An interesting video which is hilarious at parts.  I'd shake your hand but I just finished donating.

The Search For Adam – Special DNA Mysteries

Genetic Adam of 60,000 years ago.

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There are 3 episodes.  The following embedded videos are the first of each of the 3 shows of ~7 segments each. 

DNA Sticky Ends - This video depicting HIV replication will scare you straight and make you want to wear the whole body condom during sex.

Somebody obviously has too much time on their hands. A paper tape reader realized in modern components:

An eye opening video on DNA hacking.    In this video you will see that the DNA hacking crowd is has tried breaking down DNA information into reusable blocks of code just like object oriented programming with computer coding languages.

In a short 20 years we are going to start seeing things we would not have believed if we had been told about them today.

A comic book treatment: Adventures in Synthetic Biology

First one to 200 years of age wins.

List of websites referred to in the video presentation

•  NCBI - Pub Med
• BioBricks are function blocks of DNA that are supposed to do a certain function.
• T7 Genome
• Refactoring Bacteriophage T7
• Agilent Genomics
• Registry of standard biological parts
• BBa F2620 biobrick datasheet
• BBa_I750016 vesicle gene – buoyancy
• Banana Mint Fart E-Coli   BSGD – banana smell generating device
• Open WetWare -