Let's sing our genome!

British musicians will perform "genetic chorale"RIA News
Composers and scientists have turned the human genetic code into a piece of music, the Royal Society of Medicine said in a statement.

Human DNA is a "text" made up of billions of four "letters" arranged in different combinations - nucleotides – nitrogenous bases of adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Musician and scientist Dr. Andrew Morley came up with the idea to match a certain note with each of the four nucleotides and get the music of the genome this way.

The resulting piece of music, dubbed "Allele" (a genetic term denoting different forms of the same gene), will be performed on Tuesday, July 13 by the New London Chamber Choir in the building of the Royal Society of Medicine.

In this piece, the genetic codes of each of the 40 members of the choir will be heard.

The composer Michael Zev Gordon, inspired by his idea, helped Morley create the genomic chorale.

"I looked at the genetic code from two points of view: as raw material that needs to be translated into the language of music, as well as as something wonderful, possessing extraordinary beauty. That's how this work grew," said Gordon, quoted by the BBC Television and Radio Corporation.

The piece begins with a simple rhythmic phrase sung by one member of the choir. Then, as the musical theme develops, other voices join it, transmitting the biological process of DNA replication.

At the key moment of the piece, each of the singers begins to perform a melody of their own genetic code.

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