My dad saw this painted on a sidewalk recently and was really curious what it meant. He was disappointed I think to hear it was just a “cool S” so maybe I’ll send him this comic!
Cool S
Submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/4ae052a6-6cc0-4c25-9590-a24fb8c4e47b.webp
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squiblet@kbin.social 1 year ago
Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
If only Rosalind had found it out this way, instead of all that radiation giving her cancer
Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
So that means teenage-me helped discover DNA? Heck yea 🤘
Littleborat@feddit.de 1 year ago
Doodled by someone in their brain on lsd is what I heard. The l double helix I think it was.
sour@kbin.social 1 year ago
i draw ._. instead
Zorque@kbin.social 1 year ago
ɯ-°U°-ɯ
Kilroy was here
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
The double helix depicted in the comic twists the wrong way (inverted chirality).
Randall, I’m disappointed in you :)
Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
DNA is a double helix. The image bottom right shows only a single helix. For a double helix, think of a rollercoaster riding the track. There needs to be 2 rails going around for the rollercoaster to attach to.
DroneRights@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It’s a double helix.
UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
But it’s not. Most people think DNA and the double helix look this this look like this
But that a common misconception. A true double helix (and DNA) look like this look like this (second)
I know this cause I have a DNA tattoo looking like the first one and have been corrected once or twice haha
Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Yeah, ok I see it now. I was looking at it as a thick bar on the outside where that could be better viewed as a double line.
shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 1 year ago
No no, I said consummate S!
MooseGas@kbin.social 1 year ago
I can't beleive it's been trademarked.