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Educated

by dullhunk

Education, education, education

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Cambridge Science Festival, 12th-25th March 2012
X chromosome on 1193 pages with 154,913,754 bases
The genetic similarities between human individuals are around 99.6%...
Shared traits, humans vs. humans...
Geneticists think neanderthal and human DNA is 99.5% similar...
Shared traits, humans vs. neanderthals (no waist, big face)
So far, only specific protein sequences have been compared between frogs and humans, showing more than 65% similarity
Shared traits, humans vs. western clawed frogs
At the level of genes or regions of DNA about 90% of the mouse genome can be lined up with human DNA
Shared traits, humans vs. mouse (mice get diabetes but aren't as "brainy")
Where the sequences line up, the similarity between human and macaque DNA is around 93%
Shared traits, humans vs rhesus macaque (hey bro!)
Where sequences line up, the similarity between humans and chimpanzees is almost 99%
Shared traits, humans vs. chimpanzee
Geneticists think that the malaria parasite shares 17% of its proteins with humans
Shared traits, humans vs malaria parasites
At the level of genes, about 70-80% of the dog genome lines up with human DNA
Shared traits, humans vs dogs
This is what geneticists think: "Scientists have not yet supplied us with this data"
Shared traits, humans and armadillos (armadillos can have genetically identical quadruplets)
Geneticists think nematode worms share 29% of their proteins with humans
Shared traits, humans and nematode worms (we don't lay eggs)
Relative values, compare humans to other organisms
Scientists have not yet supplied us with this data...
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60% of chicken genes are similar to those in humans...
Shared traits, Humans vs. Chickens (You Chicken!) chickens have micro-chromosomes
Yeast share 34% of their proteins with humans...
Shared traits, humans and yeast (yeast don't get drunk)
Comparison of proteins between human and the influenza virus: 38%
Shared traits, humans vs. influenza virus (not much in common?)
Comparison of genes between you and cress: 20%
Shared traits, humans and cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)
Comparison of genes or regions of DNA between human and cow: 92%
Press "Go" to find out what the geneticists think...
Shared traits, humans and cows (cows can't commoonicate)
Shared traits, humans and fruit flies (flies get drunk too)
See how you started
Human embryo at 38 days
Human embryo at 21 days (x170 magnification)
Human embryo at 5 days (x4000 magnification)
Human embryo at 4 days (x4000 magnification)
Human embryo at 3 days (x4000 magnification)
Human embryo after 40 hours (x4000 magnification)
Human embryo after 30 hours (x4000 magnification)
24 hours: one fertilized egg
The moment of fertilisation
Sperm trying to get in (x4000 magnification)
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Four month old baby, life size and weight
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Armadillo genome: Dasypus novemcinctus
African elephant genome
Chimpanzee genome
Rhesus monkey, macaca mulatta
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cow genome, Bos taurus
Mouse genome
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Nematode worm: 200 million base pairs on 11 or 12 chromosomes
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This is the plunger of sound: eh, ee, ah, oh, oo
Power a brain
The teenage brain: "We can be impulsive and easily distracted during our teenage years"
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VeinViewer in action
Luminetz VeinViewer
No. 1 or No. 2? Poo button and Wee Button @Bristol
Turn the handle to use some energy...
All About Us
Slow motion replay of jumping
iPod wired up to "teeth speakers"
Bite the straw to hear the music through your teeth
Stuart and is iTeeth
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Height chart: Have you grown up yet?
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The thermite reaction in action
Thermite reaction: Light the touchpaper
Cambridge Science Festival 2011: 14th-27th March
Cloning cauliflower using simple plant tissue culture
Aseptic finger technique
Visking tubing
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