Did you know that the nucleotide sequence of DNA can be converted into music? In 1986, the Japanese geneticist Susumu Ohno discovered DNA music by converting the nucleotide bases G, T, C, and A to the musical notes A, C, G, and D, respectively. This intriguing revelation led to the question: if DNA can be translated into music, can music, in turn, affect or change our DNA? Sound, as we now know, possesses mass and has the ability to move matter. By delving into the study of cymatics and exploring the potential effects of music on DNA, we can begin to uncover the possibility of utilizing music as a healing tool.
Thank you for the links - checking them out now. I was familiar with the research on cat purrs, but didn’t realize plants used them as well (although it absolutely makes sense).
I dig the community you’ve created here - I’ve been interested in the topic for a long time as a musician, and it’s great to find like minds.
Thank you for saying that, I am glad you have found it useful! It was very pleasantly surprising to see something show up here that wasn’t posted by me, it is a first I believe. Lately I’ve really been thinking about this stuff from the perspective of the sounds being made used more as language with units of literal meanings, it is nice to be reminded of the idea that the sounds animals make may be more abstract/emotional like music.
Another place you may be interested in if you are not already there is the Earth Species Project discord group, the link to the discord is down at the bottom of the page.
I hear you there - I run a small community, @13thFloor, and it took about 100 posts to get things rolling there. That’s usually how it goes for the first few months when starting up a new community. 10% of your viewers will vote, 10% of them will comment, and about 10% of those will actually post new topics.
One thing I’ve found helps subscription count is when posting something from another community, if you thank the OP and @ them in a comment, they’ll get a notification and usually end up subscribing, as they know they have a friendly place for their content.
I like your related communities idea there on the sidebar - been thinking of doing something similar for our community. Thanks for the discord link!
I’ve gone down a bit of a 13thFloor rabbit hole, thankyou very much. What a great idea for a community! I really liked that Kurt Vonnegut letter, as well as the Muppets video. I haven’t given the Muppets any thought in so long, that song is so right on. This is the first time I’d looked at kbin at all.
Thanks so much for the tip, hadn’t considered crossposting someone else’s post, great idea!