Comments on: The Franklin DNA model http://mindlace.net/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/ a necessary absence Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Yoshinaga http://mindlace.net/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Steve Yoshinaga Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:50:02 +0000 http://mindlace.net/archives/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/#comment-255 I am not sure whether it should be called the Franklin model. But I definitely would, and have, mentioned Franklin's contributions to the model. Her data was the last piece of the puzzle, but not the only piece. The A/T, G/C ratios (1:1) were also an important piece. I know of someone who didn't get the prize while his mentor did. Just like Wilkins was the mentor and Franklin used his lab to generate the data. She was, as was Watson and Crick, in the right place at the right time. Shame on your professors for not mentioning Franklin, but Franklin Model....I have to disagree. I am not sure whether it should be called the Franklin model. But I definitely would, and have, mentioned Franklin’s contributions to the model. Her data was the last piece of the puzzle, but not the only piece. The A/T, G/C ratios (1:1) were also an important piece.
I know of someone who didn’t get the prize while his mentor did. Just like Wilkins was the mentor and Franklin used his lab to generate the data. She was, as was Watson and Crick, in the right place at the right time.
Shame on your professors for not mentioning Franklin, but Franklin Model….I have to disagree.

]]> By: mindlace http://mindlace.net/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/comment-page-1/#comment-254 mindlace Fri, 26 May 2006 00:18:51 +0000 http://mindlace.net/archives/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/#comment-254 This site makes some pretty strong claims that unfortunately seem to be built on fundamental misapprehensions of physics and biology. The notion that there are 10 non-physical strands of DNA for every 2 physical strand seems fanciful; the apparent inference that (4 nucleotides * 3 nucleotides per codon = 12 ) reflects a misunderstanding of how coding works in DNA. The slightly more valid version is (4<sup>3</sup> = 64), where four nucleotides make up sixty-four different triplet sequences, but I mention in the article above that this also doesn't reflect the amino acids that result. The assertion that DNA is not a strand is true in bacteria and archaea, but not in any Eukaryote; if you'd like to learn more about eukaryotic DNA structure, you might want to look at telomeres, which are the end reigons of chromosomes. The earth does not have a magnetic grid; the magnetic field of the earth is, like all magnets, in a figure-8 pattern that is stretched into a tear-drop shape by the force of solar wind. It seems unlikely that we are here to move the magnetic field of earth when we have geological evidence that the magnetic field of earth has flipped many times before there were ever humans on earth. DNA does not have a current flowing through it. For current to flow, there must be a transfer of electrons from one atom to the next. If this were to occur in DNA, the DNA molecule would destabilize and either disintigrate or tangle up into an unreadable form. While electromagnetism is important for the hydrogen bonds that hold DNA together, these bonds are due to the difference in nuclear charge between the oxygen and the hydrogen atom, not because of any current. I really don't think that spirituality is incompatible with biological knowledge, but any attempt at synthesis of these two subject areas would have to rest on a greater understanding of the fundamentals than Ms. Coleman, or this Kyron sort, appear to possess. This site makes some pretty strong claims that unfortunately seem to be built on fundamental misapprehensions of physics and biology.

The notion that there are 10 non-physical strands of DNA for every 2 physical strand seems fanciful; the apparent inference that (4 nucleotides * 3 nucleotides per codon = 12 ) reflects a misunderstanding of how coding works in DNA. The slightly more valid version is (43 = 64), where four nucleotides make up sixty-four different triplet sequences, but I mention in the article above that this also doesn’t reflect the amino acids that result.

The assertion that DNA is not a strand is true in bacteria and archaea, but not in any Eukaryote; if you’d like to learn more about eukaryotic DNA structure, you might want to look at telomeres, which are the end reigons of chromosomes.

The earth does not have a magnetic grid; the magnetic field of the earth is, like all magnets, in a figure-8 pattern that is stretched into a tear-drop shape by the force of solar wind. It seems unlikely that we are here to move the magnetic field of earth when we have geological evidence that the magnetic field of earth has flipped many times before there were ever humans on earth.

DNA does not have a current flowing through it. For current to flow, there must be a transfer of electrons from one atom to the next. If this were to occur in DNA, the DNA molecule would destabilize and either disintigrate or tangle up into an unreadable form.

While electromagnetism is important for the hydrogen bonds that hold DNA together, these bonds are due to the difference in nuclear charge between the oxygen and the hydrogen atom, not because of any current.

I really don’t think that spirituality is incompatible with biological knowledge, but any attempt at synthesis of these two subject areas would have to rest on a greater understanding of the fundamentals than Ms. Coleman, or this Kyron sort, appear to possess.

]]> By: Casey fernandes http://mindlace.net/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Casey fernandes Thu, 25 May 2006 13:55:04 +0000 http://mindlace.net/archives/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/#comment-253 Hi, This site regarding info on DNA and magnetic grids etc is well worth a read. "http://www.bethcoleman.net/kryon.html" Regards Casey There is a lot more about the DNA and what it means and all the 12 layers in the Kryon Writings. Hi,
This site regarding info on DNA and magnetic grids etc is well worth a read. “http://www.bethcoleman.net/kryon.html”

Regards
Casey

There is a lot more about the DNA and what it means and all the 12 layers in the Kryon Writings.

]]> By: Doug http://mindlace.net/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Doug Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:17:11 +0000 http://mindlace.net/archives/2006/02/24/the-franklin-dna-model/#comment-252 Welcome to the world...this isnt an isolated case, Ethan (as I'm sure you know). It's been happening for a while. I'm sure it's not as prevalent now (then again, who knows), but I'm glad to see you're aware of it! Funny how men have 'driven' science when in fact in a lot of cases, they just took up where someone else left off, or blatantly stole work. Sad, dat. Welcome to the world…this isnt an isolated case, Ethan (as I’m sure you know). It’s been happening for a while. I’m sure it’s not as prevalent now (then again, who knows), but I’m glad to see you’re aware of it!

Funny how men have ‘driven’ science when in fact in a lot of cases, they just took up where someone else left off, or blatantly stole work.

Sad, dat.

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