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Genome-den (A tale of genome) -Bold changes of genome over 38 billion years-(2000; 43 minutes)

An elderly man (Shunji Fujimura) found an old scroll in the back of a shed. On the scroll, there was an illustration of the long history of living things. Led by the mysterious power of the scroll, the elderly man entered into the world of evolution, which was interwoven with the genome. There are many genes in the genome, which determine the bodies of the living things. Changes which occur in the genome lead to changes in shape, and these changes further lead to the evolution of living things. For example, changes take this course: the horizontal gene transition >> duplication of the genome >> symbiosis with other living things. Unexpected bold changes of the genome are clearly introduced in interesting ways.

Cooperators

Dr. Ohama Takeshi / Kochi University of Technology
Dr. Takashi Gojobori / National Institute of Genetics
Dr. Masaru Tomita / Keio University
Dr. Takashi Miyata / Kyoto University

Cooperation of produce

Sony PCL Inc.

Cooperation of deta

Gamagori Natural History Museum

Supervisor

Nobuo Torii / JT Biohistory Research Hall

Produce

JT Biohistory Research Hall