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Ahh, I normally HATE undergrads performing music videos about biology etc. This one, however, is quite well made, and pretty funny!

A friend sent me the link to the video, and I also thought it was well-done. A lot of info presented rapidly and rhythmically, just enough to make me want to read up on HOX genes.

That shit is tight.

By coincidence, "This is pretty darn good for Stanford students!" is the same thought I have once or twice every year during the Pac-10 football season...