Blame it on the DNA

Lyrics by Mr. Cortez (Hogan High School) and Tom McFadden.

DISCLAIMER: We wrote this song to get students excited about the basics of protein synthesis and how proteins can affect phenotypes, including disease phenotypes. Note that very few things in life can actually be "blamed on DNA", and we hope you don't walk away from this video with that message. We also don't want to make light of the seriousness of genetic disease - just to help people understand its basis.

Animations by Drew Berry, via Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Available with narration at:
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/an...

Stanford Protein Synthesis Video available on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9dhO0...

Thanks to D Davis for the Regulatin Genes shoutout.

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[OysterOfDoom]

Other than UV radiation causing pyrimidine dimers rather than point mutations, I approve!

[Tom McFadden]

haha - i agree. that verse has some trouble doesn't it? plus the UV mutation somehow leads to albinism (some serious germ line vs. somatic mutation issues there).

[mcanimationcreations]

Are there lyrics to this song? It would help me sing along better if there were o:

[BeautyBun269]

i saw this yesturday, in advanced biology

[PhenixR154]

I watched this in class 2 years ago, in high school, it's all coming back!

[alldayagain]

We watched this is class today.

[Stated Clearly]

Good stuff

[niggaboss55]

best science rapper eva niggas!!!

[bumblebee606]

unreal!



[Bess Evans]

He came to my school today!

[familyguy6668]

lmfao!!!