It's not quite as cool as cloning,

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It’s not quite as cool as cloning, but I thought some of you might enjoy my latest 3d printing project “3dna”.

http://www.gullicksonlaboratories.com/go-print-yourself-with-3dna/

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Very interesting and original: by chromosome file , do you mean .fasta file ? or is it a specific format ?
Edit : never mind, seems to be specific, but the screenshot in the article makes it clear how it is formated.

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I’m using the raw data file that 23andme provides, my guess is that it’s some standard format, but I’ve only seen ones from them so far :slight_smile:

I’m looking for some PD or other open genome data to compare and if it’s different provide support for.

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Now that I look at the wiki article about .fasta it doesn’t look like the data I have. That said, it should be possible to modify 3dna to support the format if it can yield the same data.

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Thanks Jason, this is fantastic either way, very inspiring :slight_smile:
Also just checked, there are already some converters from their data format into something more commonf (vcf, we use those a lot in genomics)
http://archetyp.al/blog/2012/08/13/convert-your-23andme-raw-data-into-vcf-format/

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Awesome @Mark_Moissette_ckaos , I’m pretty new to the whole “genetics thing” (Jamie is more the expert than me) but if it’s code, I’m going to hack it :slight_smile:

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No problem :slight_smile: (truth be told, the number of formats for genetic/genomic data is mind boggling (and horrible sometimes;))

Thanks for having this open source, feels like a fun thing to hack around with :slight_smile:

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Thanks! It’s definitely as much “art” as “science”, and I’d love to see what people more knowledgeable about genetics or more artistic than I am do with the code.

For me it’s another way to experience the data, which in other realms (music, film, programming) has led me to discovering insights that otherwise didn’t present themselves when the data is observed through existing methods.

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I can only begin the imagine the potential of something like this in the classroom, providing a visceral perspective of a subject that seems so remote. Really cool idea. A potential for expanding into bio mimicry in design too!