PCR Rap
About PCR Rap
- Director: Zach Powers
Country: USA
Running Time: 4 min
Format: MiniDV
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Science Topics covered in film: Polymerase chain reaction, biology, science discovery, kary mullis, science, rap, music video.
Synopsis
- DNA has a unique chemical structure. Strong chemical bonds along the strands and weak, but specific, bonds between strands allow cells to copy genetic information faithfully down generations but also provides an opportunity to exploit the replication machinery for the good of humankind. The Science Rapper tells you the story of PCR with a fun, human-interest twist. In addition to providing the basis of modern technology by allowing researchers to cheaply copy miniscule starting materials of DNA, the discovery of PCR is also the story of human ingenuity and the fame/fortune that could befall a clever individual who is the first to gain credit for the invention of such a powerful tool…….
Cast & Credits
- Starring
DNA
DNA Polymerase
Free Nucleotides
Human Ingenuity (as played by Nobel Laureate Kary Mullis)
The Science Rapper
Starring and Directing and Producing
Zach Powers: Science Rapper
Camera Work: Bram Viles
Thanks to
John Alber
Marcin Balicki
Guy Cerino
Aaron Charlop-Powers
Rachel Charlop-Powers
Dario Ghersi
Tom Joseph
Joon Alex Kim
Dmitry Lupyan
Eric Netcher, YFS
John Rossiello
Kamal Srivastava
Ajay Ummat
Production Company
The Science Rapper
Director’s Biography
- The Science Rapper was born in the Bronx and that is where he became such a tough dude. One time he was forced to sew his own heart back into his chest after a particularly brutal encounter with a grizzly bear. This toughness, and not cosmic rays (as often thought), is what allows him to make such powerful science rap music.
