Turn Your DNA into Music

Curled up inside each of our cells is a strand of DNA.  If we unfurled every strand from every cell and put them end to end, we’d have a tiny thin rope that would extend all the way to the moon.

Much if it is junk–leftover evolutionary bits that don’t seem to serve much of a purpose–but it’s a helluvia lot of genetic information.

A firm called 23andMe, which bills itself as a “personal genetics company,” has a new service.  Using just a swab of saliva, they’ll give you a full report on your DNA.  So far, so ordinary, right?

What makes this service a little more interesting is that they have an algorithm built by a classically trained composer that will turn your DNA information into a song.  Or at least some kind of melody.

The composer, Mark Ackerly, offers this example made from his own genetic stuff:

How much?  Just $299 USD.  Read more here.