So the Canadian government has decided to give our bills a makeover. Gone are the days of money made out of cotton! A new era of synthetic polymer bank notes has arrived. They look pretty cool, which is good. Supposedly, these notes are harder to counterfeit, which is even better. And the $100 bill is a celebration of science, which is even more awesome. The reverse side of the bill shows a bottle of insulin, a lady working at a microscope, and a strand of DNA, as shown below.
Wait a second. Something looks wrong here. Let's take a closer look...
That helix is left-handed! DNA is a right-handed helix, not a left-handed helix. I applaud the Government for making the bill science-centric, but really, how hard would it have been to get the art accurate?
The left-handed helix mistake is incredibly common, but that's really no excuse.
4 comments:
I thought I was the only one that noticed this! Very observant. You must be a biochemist hahaha.
Biochemistry and molecular biology is my forté :)
Not the first time for Canada !
In 1996 they issued a stamp celebrating HIGH TECHNOLOGY INVENTIONS - 45¢ Stamps - Biotechnology - yellow flower and left-handed DNA Helix
Look at the lower right stamp ....
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Canada-1595-1596-1597-1598-Technology-Industries-1996-Set-4-Mint-NH-/00/s/MTMyM1gxNjAw/$(KGrHqRHJCoE9!OfDVrRBPVlh1(rs!~~60_35.JPG
Hah, that is amusing! Thanks for bringing that to my attention!
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