Fractal representation of my first chromosome. Raw data from 23&Me, processed using Python, & assembled in Illustrator. The blog post linked above has a more detailed write up.
This is a nice art with an interesting backstory but is a terrible chart.
I get that you like to ‘paint with thought’ but frankly this data depiction is a bit random. First, there are many more informative graphical representations of DNA sequences (see, e.g. [this ](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26005-3)and [this](https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/6/3/63)). I also don’t understand why you copied and pasted the famous ‘Photo 51’ image – how does it relate to the other information except in the most general way? Similarly, why copy and paste images of the A-, B- and C-forms of DNA but not the Z-form?
![DNA Fractal [OC]](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1749313870_z15tga72pi5f1-1920x1024.jpeg)
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Fractal representation of my first chromosome. Raw data from 23&Me, processed using Python, & assembled in Illustrator. The blog post linked above has a more detailed write up.
This is a nice art with an interesting backstory but is a terrible chart.
I get that you like to ‘paint with thought’ but frankly this data depiction is a bit random. First, there are many more informative graphical representations of DNA sequences (see, e.g. [this ](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26005-3)and [this](https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/6/3/63)). I also don’t understand why you copied and pasted the famous ‘Photo 51’ image – how does it relate to the other information except in the most general way? Similarly, why copy and paste images of the A-, B- and C-forms of DNA but not the Z-form?
This reminds me of the surfer guy that tried to unify the forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Exceptionally_Simple_Theory_of_Everything
Looks more like an /r/Infographics, than something that fits this sub’s rules, though.
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