Sunday Solution

Please bear with me this evening. Last night was boys night out; we went out for a LONG time and today I was OUT of commission for most of the day. To be young again! Lets go over the puzzle from Friday.

DNA Puzzle
I was surprised to find two correct solutions in the gmail today! Hats off to Au Soleil Levant and reader TS who both had the correct answer. I have communicated the possible winning prizes and await selection information.

Ok, so now the puzzle.

The submission was:

5'-GGCCGTGTATAGTCGCGGGTTATGTTG
GCCTTGTAAGACCATGCACGAAAACCG
CTACGCAAATACAAGGATAATGAGCGC
TCTCATTGCGAGTTGATCTGGCAGTGC
AGTTTCCGGAATTGGTGCGTGGCCAAT
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT-3'

I mentioned the strong kozak leader would be in play.

5'-GGCCGTGTATAGTCGCGGGTTATGTTG
GCCTTGTAAGACCATGCACGAAAACCG
CTACGCAAATACAAGGATAATGAGCGC
TCTCATTGCGAGTTGATCTGGCAGTGC
AGTTTCCGGAATTGGTGCGTGGCCAAT
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT-3'

Which gives us the target sequence:
5'-ACCATGCACGAAAACCG
CTACGCAAATACAAGGATAATGAGCGC
TCTCATTGCGAGTTGA-3'

The coding sequence shown in the triplets to be read:
CAC-GAA-AAC-CGC-TAC
GCA-AAT-ACA-AGG-ATA-ATG-AGC
GCT-CTC-ATT-GCG-AGT-TGA

Using your handy dandy codon chart reveals:
H-E-N-R-Y
A-N-T-R-I-M-S
A-L-I-A-S

So the hidden question was "Henry Antrims Alias"?

The answer is Henry McCarty, William H. Bonney, maybe Brushy Bill Roberts and of course......
Billy The Kid!

I hope anyone that tried it out had a good time.

Of course, the film Young Guns and Young Guns II featured Emilio Estevez as the outlaw:

The opening scene of Young Guns II features an older Billy the Kid making his plea for a pardon. Interesting indeed.

Welcome to the Light
My good friend that I was out with last night shocked me in that he had never heard the song "Children of the Grave" featuring Randy Rhoads on the Tribute Album. When we got back in I loaded up the tune and he was blown away! The entire album features the true genius of Rhoads and this song showcases his ability to give motion and meaning to a song in a live performance. This tune and "Crazy Train" from the Tribute album are the finest guitar works I have ever heard and I love it!:

Go to the 3:00 minute mark and enjoy!

Have a good night.