Sep 16, 2012
Tim Minchin narrates an animated explanation of genetics
To call this an “explanation” of genetics is a bit of an exaggeration, since a 4-minute cartoon will only negligibly increase your knowledge of the unfathomably complicated science of genes. But even if you don’t know much more about genetics after watching it, you will know more about how little you know, and that’s helpful, too…
(via Boing Boing)
Loosely related because of Tim Minchin — Funniest song you’ll hear today: Statistically accurate love song
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBeCxKzYiIA&feature=player_embedded
I was particularly pleased to see inclusion of Rosalind Franklin with Crick and Watson. There was a time when her critical contributions to the parsing of the structure of DNA were overlooked.