S3dprinting·3DPrintingbySad_Kirby Printing DNA nucleotidesAny suggestions on what nucleotide chain to print out?View original on lemmy.world69Comments6
LazaroFilm artemis.camp1Hide 1 replyEvery time I see those letters I think about the fact that I spent years not realizing that the movie Welcome to GATACA is a gene sequence.3
ddmention7 lemm.ee1Hide 1 replyNear idea! Have you considered making the "backbone" interfaces at a slight angle so that several base pairs begin to form a helix? Or maybe a slightly spherical ball & socket connection to allow them to be twisted?2
hhuginn replyfeddit.itYeah most printers should be able to handle small overhang angles like 35 degrees no sweat. I bet you could get a decent double helix with that kind of angle.1
ffsniper kbin.socialWhat about https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease? Repeats of CAG..2
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Every time I see those letters I think about the fact that I spent years not realizing that the movie Welcome to GATACA is a gene sequence.
... And now this is a thing you have just taught me.
Near idea! Have you considered making the "backbone" interfaces at a slight angle so that several base pairs begin to form a helix?
Or maybe a slightly spherical ball & socket connection to allow them to be twisted?
Yeah most printers should be able to handle small overhang angles like 35 degrees no sweat.
I bet you could get a decent double helix with that kind of angle.
What about https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease? Repeats of CAG..