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More Awesomer Turtles
10/30/09

In reply to So Just How Small Is a Ribosome, Anyways?
you know what's amazing, that current processors (i.e. the i7 and other 45nm cores) are just as small as an HIV virus. #cells
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valkilmerisawful
10/30/09

@More Awesomer Turtles: I think "45nm" describes transistor size, which makes the die smaller, overall. That's all I can say without tripping on big words and giving Mr. "Anonymous PC Genius" the opportunity to appear out of nowhere to cut me down like the tallest tree in the woods. #cells
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mwood10
10/30/09

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This blows your mind in the other direction #cells
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moron
10/30/09

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Too bad it ended with the Carbon atom... I was hoping to get deeper. #cells
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
10/30/09

@moron: Quarks? #cells
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valkilmerisawful
10/30/09

@moron: That'sssss what she said. #cells
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Andrew Dickerson
10/30/09

@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : Quarks? #cells
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Darthvinder
10/31/09

@moron:

We're talking organic compounds here, why would we go deeper to something like H or a quark? #cells
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valkilmerisawful
10/30/09

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Dude, awesome. Good find, I'm going to look at this many, many times this morning, and definitely not do much at work. It is a bit difficult for me to start the whole reference scale with 12pt Times New Roman, however, as I am very adamant about using 11pt Arial. 11pt Arial has a much more pleasant appearance, and Times New Roman is inherently wider than fonts in the same class (e.g., Arial, Verdana, Comic Sans MS and Wingdings). I digress, I find the size of chromosomes compared to sperm and cells deceiving as depicted; doesn't seem like they fit inside... #cells
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Cybrczch
10/30/09

@valkilmerisawful: Not sure why you included the egg (it's pretty darn big compared to the chromosome), but since sperm are merely DNA delivery systems, the chromosomes are packed up tight inside them, unlike the one illustrated which has been unpacked to show typical structure. #cells
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valkilmerisawful
10/30/09

@Cybrczch: I'm re-reading my post and I can't find any mention of an "egg". Hmm, I thought the chromosome shown is wound and condensed. So this is unpacked as it would become in metaphase (during mitosis)? Neat how 23 of those suckers fit inside the lil guy. Tell more if you can...

In other news, if this is all from one guy / girl, he / she is quite fk'ed. What, with the HIV, Rhino and Flu viruses, AND several bacterial infections... #cells
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donwonton
10/30/09

@valkilmerisawful: Notes

How can an X chromosome be nearly as big as the head of the sperm cell?

No, this isn’t a mistake. First, there’s less DNA in a sperm cell than there is in a non-reproductive cell such as a skin cell. Second, the DNA in a sperm cell is super-condensed and compacted into a highly dense form. Third, the head of a sperm cell is almost all nucleus. Most of the cytoplasm has been squeezed out in order to make the sperm an efficient torpedo-like swimming machine.

The X chromosome is shown here in a condensed state, as it would appear in a cell that’s going through mitosis. It has also been duplicated, so there are actually two identical copies stuck together at their middles. A human sperm cell contains just one copy each of 23 chromosomes.

A chromosome is made up of genetic material (one long piece of DNA) wrapped around structural support proteins (histones). Histones organize the DNA and keep it from getting tangled, much like thread wrapped around a spool. But they also add a lot of bulk. In a sperm cell, a specialized set of tiny support proteins (protamines) pack the DNA down to about one-sixth the volume of a mitotic chromosome. #cells
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Sticks Calhoun
10/30/09

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Hey, how about a spoiler alert? You ruined the ending for me! #cells
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Roybeez
10/30/09

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I thought it was going to end at Brian Lam's penis. #cells
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Nick
10/30/09

@Roybeez: this has to be one of those banhammer posts. has to be. #cells
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Nick
10/30/09

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is all this viewed in a hat? #cells
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gr8wayn
10/30/09

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The University of Utah seems to be excellent at fusing new technology with teaching. They also have a great flash app on the web displaying the effects of drugs on the brain [learn.genetics.utah.edu] #cells
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Gonzalo Oxenford
10/30/09

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Thanks God they use the metric system. #cells
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Sticks Calhoun
10/30/09

@Gonzalo Oxenford: You don't want to convert from picorods to microfeet? #cells
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Gordonium
10/30/09

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This is going to be a spiffy tool for biochemistry students everywhere. Professors everywhere are gonna utilize this, if only to kill a couple minutes of lecture time.

Also, where's the representative midichlorian? #cells
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bosskev
05/30/09

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You can get roughly the same music+fire effect just by holding a match near someone's ass while they fart. More advanced "tooters" can play simple songs, such as "You Light Up My Life". My mother, a virtuoso, once played Haydn's entire "Fire Symphony". Sadly, no one could stand being in the room long enough to hear the whole performance.
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badhatharry
05/30/09

@OMG! Peonies!: Like this guy?

[en.wikipedia.org]
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bosskev
05/30/09

@OMG! TenderRonis!: A select quote from the link you provided:

"Some of the highlights of his stage act involved sound effects of cannon fire and thunderstorms, as well as playing 'O Sole Mio and La Marseillaise on an ocarina through a rubber tube in his anus"

Oh, man, I just don't understand why, in this day and age, we can't get this kind of family-oriented, quality stage entertainment. Nice find, monkeyboy!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
05/30/09

@OMG! Peonies!: I've had limited experience with (br)ass instruments. How do you tune an ass-tuba?
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badhatharry
05/30/09

@OMG! Pastries!: [en.wikipedia.org]
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
05/30/09

@OMG! TenderRonis!: I think that's for tuning my organ....
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Poiklpu
05/30/09

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When I heard a "real life visualizer made of fire" I expected to see something more exciting
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FrancesTheMute
05/30/09

@OMG! I just wanna fit in!: this is way off topic, but have I missed something? How come everyone all the sudden has OMG! in front of their names?
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badhatharry
05/30/09

@FrancesTheMute: A few people have been asking this. I've heard there's a new virus called Ponies! that effects forums and the like that posts random prefixes to user names. I think it actually comes from people who frequent beastiality sites, so you might now want to be too vocal about this thing. Like BlowMe! said, just run some malware remover. It should clear it up in about a day.
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Monty
05/30/09

@OMG! TenderRonis!: OMG! I have the virus, too! Ponies - pigs -- I suppose it is all the same thing in the end. Er - then again, I guess I would prefer a pig in the end than a pony. Can I trade in this virus for another?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
05/30/09

@OMG! I just wanna fit in!: "When I heard a "real life visualizer made of fire" I expected to see something more exciting"

Well not everything visual is also exciting at the same time..
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⌘Z
03/17/09

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are thick black framed glasses like standard japanese hipster protocol?
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FredicvsMaximvs
03/17/09

@the new face of racial america: I think that's fairly universal.
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