tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " Conversion of amino-acid sequence in proteins to classical music: search for auditory patterns"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Conversion of amino-acid sequence in proteins to classical music: search for auditory patterns. | Correspondence Conversion of amino-acid sequence in proteins to classical music search for auditory patterns Rie Takahashi and Jeffrey H Miller Address Department of Microbiology Immunology and Molecular Genetics and the Molecular Biology Institute University of California Los Angeles CA 90095-1489 USA. Correspondence Rie Takahashi. Email gene2music@ Published 3 May 2007 Genome Biology 2007 8 405 doi gb-2007-8-5-405 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at http 2007 8 5 405 2007 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract We have converted genome-encoded protein sequences into musical notes to reveal auditory patterns without compromising musicality. We derived a reduced range of 13 base notes by pairing similar amino acids and distinguishing them using variations of three-note chords and codon distribution to dictate rhythm. The conversion will help make genomic coding sequences more approachable for the general public young children and vision-impaired scientists. In an effort to make science appealing to a wider audience interdisciplinary groups have combined efforts to initiate novel approaches for the presentation and perspective of scientific material. An example is that of Victor Wong a blind meteorology graduate student studying at Cornell University. He developed a computer program that translates different colors of a weather map into 88 distinct piano notes. With the use of a stylus to scan across a weather map Wong was able to hear a gradation of colors ranging from blue to red with respect to electron density 1 . Another example of an interdisciplinary approach involves Japanese biologists at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe who have incorporated basic concepts of developmental biology into card games based on manga characters like Pokémon to interest young people. Aside from the amusing colorful characters the creators hope to preempt the introverted asocial stereotypes