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Re: LEGO DNA Sculpture
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:32:04 GMT
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eric@ericharshbargerSPAMCAKE.org
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Yes, there were definitely some compromises made in the LEGO DNA model.
The eight base-pairs/turn was the most obvious. Basically, I needed, in
a short timeframe, to come up with a fair representation of the 'idea of
a DNA molecule'... and I think that this model looks more like a DNA
structure than it does anything else [grin].
eric
"John J. Ladasky Jr." wrote:
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> In lugnet.general, Eric Harshbarger writes:
> >
> > A while back a number of 'mathematically inclined' LEGO models were
> > posted and generated a lot of interest.
> >
> > Here's my contribution to such a theme:
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> > http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/dna.html
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> > cheers,
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> > eric
>
> Very nice, Eric!
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> As a biologist, I've been toying with the idea of building a DNA molecule
> myself. Here are some details you might like to know (or, maybe not?):
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> 1) You have eight base-pairs per turn of the helix, an obvious and sensible
> choice for Lego modeling. The pitch of real DNA is sightly over ten bases per
> turn.
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> 2) The grooves between the bases are equally spaced in your model, and the base
> pairs are represented as straight lines going straight through the central
> axis. In real DNA, there's a "major groove" and a "minor groove," and the
> bases do not directly oppose each other. They meet at an angle. This also
> complicates modeling.
>
> --
> John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
> Department of Biology
> Johns Hopkins University
> Baltimore, MD 21218
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Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org
"Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around
here... I'm going to bed." - Jackie-O (Parker Posey, THE HOUSE OF YES)
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