Monthly Archives: October 2011

Baba Brinkman Raps “We Are Made of DNA”

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I had the great pleasure of meeting rap artist and science booster (not to mention Chaucer fan) Baba Brinkman a few weeks back and was psyched when he wrote me to say that he had written a new piece on DNA. Check out the piece here, and be sure to check out his show the [...]

New Genetic Music from Josh Levin!

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It’s a first here at GMP folks! We have new genetic music with a name so long this space won’t hold it! Check out Josh Levin’s new piece “Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage by E. coli Endonuclease IV” which I have affectionately dubbed RODDE IV.

RODDE IV

This piece is based on my Ph.D. thesis “Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage by E. coli Endonuclease IV” [Curator's note: I shortened it to RODDE IV, as the full title did not fit in the box!]. This enzyme is a key part of the response to DNA damage caused by free radicals/gamma radiation/oxidation. The piece [...]