It’s all in the DNA
Are you aware about the Human Genome project?
The Human Genome project is a project that was sponsored by various countries in the world like US, UK, Japan, Germany, etc. The nature of the project was to figure out the genomes of the Homo sapiens, us thus. The project started somewhere in the 1990 and finished around 2003.
The researchers’ hard work finally paid out with the finding of the approximately 3 billion genes in the human being, which are almost 3 billion base pairs of DNA. The quite shocking fact that comes out, at least for me, is that only about 20-30.000 of the DNA are really containing the information about us, the information that built us as we are today. Isn’t it amazing??
The DNA is a genetic blueprint that ensures continuity of life from our ancestor to the offspring. So if you have small eyes or too large a nose that you probably hate, don’t blame yourself. Blame it all in your ancestors that almost certainly have the genes that carry those characteristics in their DNA……
Well, although the project has finished and gave us the result that might change our future forever, the result still need to be processed and there are lots follow up project that concentrate on how to use these valuable information to make our life better. Yes, hopefully one day they will know how to eliminate or to switch off genes that make people so annoying or have a swinging mood. I guess with that off the table the world will get lots better.
Have you read this book by Harry Mulisch – The Discovery of Heaven / Ontdekking van de Hemel-? In the first chapter of the book he mentioned about how the Creators were amazed by the ability of human to find out the secret essence of life, the DNA’s. It’s too bad I don’t have the book myself so I can’t cite the awesome sentences written down there. I’ll try to find it out later if I have the time.
You know that the characteristics that we have nowadays are biologically inherited or culturally transmitted. So for example if you have blue eyes and tantalizing (original) brunette hair, thank your parents for that. And if after the dinner you have the urge to belch for the reason of politeness, thank your ancestor as well for they are responsible for making such agreement. See the difference?
And now I wish all of our characteristics are controlled by our genes and we have the technology to switch it on or off as we desire. That would make our life easier, wouldn’t it?? Take for example what’s happening to me. It’s now 1.15 in the morning and I still have to dig in the damn intracellular network research assignment and pouring all my sweat into it. But of course, I have no interest on doing so since I’m not in the mood and instead, I’m writing this useless thing that nobody is interested at. And you know what will happen, I’ll stay awake the whole night and cursing myself for not doing the research earlier. Have no enough sleep, going to school in a bad mood, ruining all my tomorrow plan, just to mention a few of the negative result.
Now imagine if only I can turn off my lazy mood with just a flick, use your imagination and put yourself in this all too familiar a situation, and see just how wonderful it will work for us. But yeah, let’s wait and see if my wish will become reality one day.
A quote from Abraham Lincoln:
“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
The Human Genome project is a project that was sponsored by various countries in the world like US, UK, Japan, Germany, etc. The nature of the project was to figure out the genomes of the Homo sapiens, us thus. The project started somewhere in the 1990 and finished around 2003.
The researchers’ hard work finally paid out with the finding of the approximately 3 billion genes in the human being, which are almost 3 billion base pairs of DNA. The quite shocking fact that comes out, at least for me, is that only about 20-30.000 of the DNA are really containing the information about us, the information that built us as we are today. Isn’t it amazing??
The DNA is a genetic blueprint that ensures continuity of life from our ancestor to the offspring. So if you have small eyes or too large a nose that you probably hate, don’t blame yourself. Blame it all in your ancestors that almost certainly have the genes that carry those characteristics in their DNA……
Well, although the project has finished and gave us the result that might change our future forever, the result still need to be processed and there are lots follow up project that concentrate on how to use these valuable information to make our life better. Yes, hopefully one day they will know how to eliminate or to switch off genes that make people so annoying or have a swinging mood. I guess with that off the table the world will get lots better.
Have you read this book by Harry Mulisch – The Discovery of Heaven / Ontdekking van de Hemel-? In the first chapter of the book he mentioned about how the Creators were amazed by the ability of human to find out the secret essence of life, the DNA’s. It’s too bad I don’t have the book myself so I can’t cite the awesome sentences written down there. I’ll try to find it out later if I have the time.
You know that the characteristics that we have nowadays are biologically inherited or culturally transmitted. So for example if you have blue eyes and tantalizing (original) brunette hair, thank your parents for that. And if after the dinner you have the urge to belch for the reason of politeness, thank your ancestor as well for they are responsible for making such agreement. See the difference?
And now I wish all of our characteristics are controlled by our genes and we have the technology to switch it on or off as we desire. That would make our life easier, wouldn’t it?? Take for example what’s happening to me. It’s now 1.15 in the morning and I still have to dig in the damn intracellular network research assignment and pouring all my sweat into it. But of course, I have no interest on doing so since I’m not in the mood and instead, I’m writing this useless thing that nobody is interested at. And you know what will happen, I’ll stay awake the whole night and cursing myself for not doing the research earlier. Have no enough sleep, going to school in a bad mood, ruining all my tomorrow plan, just to mention a few of the negative result.
Now imagine if only I can turn off my lazy mood with just a flick, use your imagination and put yourself in this all too familiar a situation, and see just how wonderful it will work for us. But yeah, let’s wait and see if my wish will become reality one day.
A quote from Abraham Lincoln:
“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
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