Just to prove that Bio 200 at UW should count as a VLPA course, Professor Mark Cooper sang a song of his own composition, after explaining to the class his deep desire to become a folk singer. A fan of Bob Dylan, Cooper adapted his song to fit the needs of his biology students. Sadly, Sasquatch Festival has declined Dr Cooper's offer to perform, so he sang for his 400 students before releasing them for the holiday weekend.
Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man
(sung to the tune of Bob Dylan's
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man)
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man, make a strand for me,
I'm not a sleepy gene, and there ain't no place I'm going to,
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man, make a strand for me,
in the jingle, jangle Genome I'll come following you.
Take me on a trip upon your magic translation ship,
my 5 prime can't seem to grip,
my introns have been stripped,
my 3 prime waits only to be a'wandering.
I'm ready to go anywhere,
I'm ready to be free, within a cytoplasmic sea,
Just open up a door, I'll pass through the nuclear pore,
Then cast a ribosome my way, I... promise to bind on to it.
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man, make a strand for me,
I'm not a sleepy gene, and there ain't no place I'm going to,
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man, make a strand for me,
in the jingle, jangle Genome I'll come following you.
If you hear a silent, subtle rhyme,
of amino acids linked in time,
you'll know degradation was not my fate,
so don't ubiquinate my face!
I really need to take my place,
in a cytoplasmic space,
to help the human race,
Yo, among enzymes I'll be ace,
I'm... yearning to be functional...
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man, make a strand for me,
I'm not a sleepy gene, and there ain't no place I'm going to,
Hey, Mr. Polymerase Man, make a strand for me,
in the jingle, jangle Genome I'll come following you.
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