Visualization of chimp and human mitochondrial DNA

	Duration: 02:13 minutes Upload Time: 2007-01-25 13:17:22 User: ZanzaSoma :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: The recent publication of the complete chimp genome, marked by a celebratory issue of the journal Nature, tells us that humans and chimps share 96 percent of the same genetic material. This number is hard to comprehend, what exactly does it means to say that we share 96% of our DNA with our closest living cousins? Directly examining the DNA it self does not help. For example, consider the first 100 base pairs of the chimps mitochondrial DNA: gtttatgtagcttaccccctcaaagcaatacactgaaaatgtttcgacgggtttacatcaccccataaacaaacaggtttggtcctagcctttctattag... and the first 100 base pairs of the Humans mitochondrial DNA: gatcacaggtctatcaccctattaaccactcacgggagctctccatgcatttggtattttcgtctggggggtgtgcacgcgatagcattgcgagacgctg... It is very difficult to gauge similarity, and the full genome for both human and chimp is actually about 3 billion base pairs long! We have built a simple tool to allow people to visualize and understand the similarity/dissimilarity of DNA sequences. While this work is currently unpublished and still ongoing, we have released a video relating to human and chimp DNA to coincide with the publication of the complete chimp genome. High res version available at www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/DNA/
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deBeuk ::: Favorites Excellent video. OT: Somehow I was reminded of the game "alpha centauri" when watching this. I think the music and voice remind me of some of the cutscenes in that game. 07-11-02 23:57:13 __________________________________________________
dancingnature ::: Favorites ooooh i know some creationists who are gonna flip brb 07-11-02 22:18:01 __________________________________________________
roidroid ::: Favorites i look forward to this next video 07-07-21 09:23:56 __________________________________________________
ADsFiinesT ::: Favorites I believe the whole evolution thing, but I really have one problem with it, If we are similar to apes or primates then how come we evolved into what we are right now, More advanced than apes, and Smarter. I mean look at the Human Species we are so special if you compare us to our cousins the apes. plz someone explain 07-07-18 06:15:47 __________________________________________________
roidroid ::: Favorites Apes have continued to evolve too. Chimpanzees have actually changed MORE than we have. But what constitutes a "good" or a "bad" change is subjective to what helps your species survive the best. Apes are stronger than us, more nimble in trees, their hair makes them better at surviving cold weather. We all have our advantages and disadvantages. It is difficult to say which is "better" or "worse". 07-07-21 09:23:20 __________________________________________________
aruaco2000 ::: Favorites Excellent !! which is the name of this technique ?? 07-04-21 15:33:36 __________________________________________________
aruaco2000 ::: Favorites Excellent !! which is the name of this tectonic ?? 07-04-21 15:33:00 __________________________________________________
picolini ::: Favorites Cool! Can't wait to see more 07-04-05 02:11:54 __________________________________________________
ZanzaSoma ::: Favorites We are currently working on a new video that will make things a little easier to see. 07-03-22 20:45:56 __________________________________________________
cdk007 ::: Favorites Very nice! That is a really cool tool. 07-03-21 17:31:48 __________________________________________________