*Interesting Multidimensional food for thought Ashtar Massive... as the veils of duality continue to fade, everything we 'think we know' about our origins will be rightsized by the emerging paradigm & the ongoing activation of our 12-strand DNA. Of course 'science' only conveys a tiny fraction of it's data... nonetheless, this article is a fun addition to the mix. ~InLight555
From: AFP
Scientists have long believed that DNA tells the cells how to make proteins. But the discovery of a new, second DNA code Thursday suggests the body speaks two different languages.
The findings in the journal Science may have big implications for how medical experts use the genomes of patients to interpret and diagnose diseases, researchers said.
The newfound genetic code within deoxyribonucleic acid, the hereditary material that exists in nearly every cell of the body, was written right on top of the DNA code scientists had already cracked.
Rather than concerning itself with proteins, this one instructs the cells on how genes are controlled.
Its discovery means DNA changes, or mutations that come with age or in response to viruses, may be doing more than what scientists previously thought, he said.
"For over 40 years we have assumed that DNA changes affecting the genetic code solely impact how proteins are made," said lead author John Stamatoyannopoulos, University of Washington associate professor of genome sciences and of medicine.
"Now we know that this basic assumption about reading the human genome missed half of the picture," he said.
"Many DNA changes that appear to alter protein sequences may actually cause disease by disrupting gene control programs or even both mechanisms simultaneously."
Scientists already knew that the genetic code uses a 64-letter alphabet called codons.
But now researchers have figured out that some of these codons have two meanings.
Coined duons, these new elements of DNA language have one meaning related to protein sequence and another that is related to gene control.
The latter instructions "appear to stabilize certain beneficial features of proteins and how they are made," the study said.
The discovery was made as part of the international collaboration of research groups known as the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, or ENCODE.
It is funded by the US National Human Genome Research Institute with the goal of finding out where and how the directions for biological functions are stored in the human genome.
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& on the flipside of the Multidimensional coin ;-)
The Cosmic Serpent, DNA, Knowledge & Intelligence in Nature
Jeremy Narby - September 19, 2010
Jeremy Narby is an anthropologist and writer. Narby grew up in Canada and Switzerland, studied history at the University of Canterbury, and received a doctorate in anthropology from Stanford University. Narby spent several years living with the Ashaninca in the Peruvian Amazon cataloging indigenous uses of rainforest resources to help combat ecological destruction. Narby has written three books, as well as sponsored an expedition to the rainforest for biologists and other scientists to examine indigenous knowledge systems and the utility of Ayahuasca in gaining knowledge. Since 1989, Narby has been working as the Amazonian projects director for the Swiss NGO, Nouvelle Planète. In 1999 he released the book "The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge" and in 2006 "Intelligence in Nature". In this interview, he talks with us about his research and anthropological work in the Peruvian Amazon, living next to the Quirishari and studying the source of their knowledge about plants. Jeremy also talks about DNA, the roots of knowledge, intelligence in nature, communication with the entities beyond this world, experiences on Ayahuascha, difference in cultures and more. Topics Discussed: Ayaschanica people, ayahuasca, Quirishari, Carlos Perez, visionary journeys, anthopology, art of scientific investigation, origins of knowledge, Francis Crick, LSD, double helix structure, realm of visions, molecular intelligence, serpent symbolism, coding system of genes, biospheric DNA television, ayahuasca DMT, di methyl-tryptamine, datura, dreamworld, modification of consciousness, studying the cosmos, Avatar and shamanism.
http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2010/09sep/RIR-100919.html