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CRISPR-Cas9 ("Mr. Sandman" Parody) | A Capella Science

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago

This is without a doubt the most entertaining A Capella Science song yet.

The song assumes you already know about Crispr-Cas9, so it never actually explains that it's a targeted gene editing technique which is cheaper, faster, and more effective than any previous techniques used by microbiologists. As mentioned in the song, it was originally discovered by Swedish researchers working with the nasty flesh-eating bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. Alternatively you could say it was originally discovered by the bacteria.

Overview by Wired (link pinched from the first vid in the playlist below): http://bit.ly/1DuM4zq

(H/T @eric3579)

YouTube description:

POSTER: http://store.dftba.com/products/bohemian-gravity-poster
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/acapellascience?sub_confirmation=1
MP3: https://timblais.bandcamp.com/track/crispr-cas9-bring-me-a-gene

---END SCREEN LINKS---

"MAKING OF" PRODUCTION TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/KcehlTQs1og
CRISPR PLAYLIST: https://youtu.be/jAhjPd4uNFY?list=PLboc_P9zcJhjXdwmsdo6_Z5c1lXbRI2GF
JOE HANSON: https://youtu.be/VTUCTT6I1TU
TOM ZALATNAI: https://youtu.be/Osiql2-TwH4

-----LYRICS-----

READ LYRICS HERE: https://timblais.bandcamp.com/track/crispr-cas9-bring-me-a-gene