But Seriously, You Are the Rainbow

pattern_01When I was little I would squint my eyes in a dark room and see stippled, fluorescent color. I wondered if everyone saw the same thing. Now, thanks to the DNA Rainbow Project, I have to wonder if I was seeing my own genetic reflection.  The scientists/Web designers behind the site explain, “We took the genetic code from huge data files and assigned a color to every of the four bases. Then we rendered these fascinating pictures, showing the genetic code of humans in color. You can see crazy structures and strange patterns in the images, best viewed when shutting your eyes just a little bit.” So, when you’re wondering if you can squeeze people into categories, think about the chaos of these colors. And when you’re wondering what we have in common, these images in a single full-spectrum square seem to say, “everything.” (via Beautiful Decay)

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Julie Greicius was Art Editor for The Rumpus when it launched in January 2009. One year later, she became Senior Literary Editor, and later, Senior Features Editor. Julie also co-edited the first book published by The Rumpus, Rumpus Women, Vol. 1, featuring personal essays and illustration from twenty kick-ass contributors. Her writing been featured on The Rumpus, Midnight Breakfast, Stanford Medicine Magazine, and BuzzFeed, as well as in the anthology The 27th Mile. She lives in California and is a member of The Rumpus Advisory Board.

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