Comments on: 50s...RIBOSOME!

50s...RIBOSOME!

Turtles all the way down — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:03:07 -0800

Only rarely is there an opportunity to participate in a molecular 'happening'. On an open field at Stanford University in 1971, several hundred students convened to undulate and impersonate molecules undergoing protein synthesis by a ribosome. Narrated by Nobel laureate Paul Berg and performed by a cast of very groovy cats. (via)

By: muddgirl

muddgirl — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:15:21 -0800

Yay. I saw this video in freshman bio, and I've been jonesing for it ever since.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:19:34 -0800

I also saw it in freshman bio, annd have heard tons of other people say that, too. Is it required by law that professors show this?

By: QuarterlyProphet

QuarterlyProphet — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:27:09 -0800

Ok, that's pretty neat.

By: tzelig

tzelig — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:30:27 -0800

Ribosome What a great way to start the weekend. Thanks Outgrabe! Turtles all the way . . .

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:56:59 -0800

tRNA, peptide bonds, woo!

By: bluefrog

bluefrog — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:03:48 -0800

Seems to me that the synthesis of LSD would have been a more suitable topic for that crowd...

By: Alterscape

Alterscape — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:31:35 -0800

When I was in college (not so long ago), one of my housemates was a cell biologist who loved this video. I always meant to post it here, but by the time I actually had an account, I forgot where to find it. Good catch, Turtles.

By: scheptech

scheptech — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:53:05 -0800

... my diagram is of necessity static ... Yep kids, this is how things were done just before yer fancy computer graphics came along, it was all very labor intensive - all these students of course had to change career plans when the "nerds" revealed their world-changing computer technology shortly after this video was produced.

By: sarahnade

sarahnade — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:03:11 -0800

This is awesome. I've never seen this before. I love how they're all rushing for the alcohol as the credits roll.

By: donfactor

donfactor — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:14:02 -0800

nor have I. thanks, it really is awesome. Now I would like to see one about neural nets turning an input into an idea.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:18:37 -0800

Only in the 60's.

By: dov3

dov3 — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:18:49 -0800

Somehow, I reckon the video would be better if everyone involved were naked.

By: dov3

dov3 — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:24:06 -0800

Are those balloons or blown up condoms?

By: Toekneesan

Toekneesan — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:46:48 -0800

Red Rover, Red Rover let protein come over.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:06:02 -0800

I saw this at a film club screening in a basement in San Jose last year. The two who put the whole project together came there to talk about it. He's a chem geek, and she's the choreographer. I'm ashamed to say I don't remember much of what they said. For her age, she's remarkably hot. Not atypical for a dancer I suppose. There was some discussion of LCD in the Q&A afterward, but I think they said it was just inspired by general 60's grooviness rather than any particular hallucinagens.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:14:16 -0800

*hallucinogens