[Genome] UCSC Bowser

[Donna Karolchik]

hi Neal & Ashley,

Thanks for your creative suggestions -- our staff loved them :-)! 
We are definitely *not* a stodgy bunch here at UCSC, but your 
"bowser" might push the limits for some of our users. However, it 
does sound like it might make a great learning tool for young 
scientists-in-training. Interested in volunteering :-)?

-Donna
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Donna Karolchik
UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group
http://genome.ucsc.edu


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N Cody" <smilodonism at hotmail.com>
To: <genome at soe.ucsc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 9:50 PM
Subject: [Genome] UCSC Bowser


>
> To whom it may concern,
>
> In order to make the UCSC browser a more interactive and 
> enjoyable
> experience, I was wondering if you could obtain a licence from 
> Nintendo
> Entertainment Systems and add characters such as Super Mario, 
> Goomba, and in
> particular, Bowser to your current browser.   With your UCSC 
> Browser updated
> to become the ultimate genome database re-dubbed as UCSC Bowser 
> (R), the
> users around the globe would be able to interact more intimately 
> with the
> genome.  For example, with Mario being the lead character, one 
> would hop
> across repeated elements, on to mRNA tracks, and hitting 
> question mark boxes
> in unknown, unchartted areas of the genome, which may open up 
> unannoated
> genes and putative coding regions.  In addition, the uncharted 
> regions,
> being mysterious and unannotated, with gaps and other mishaps, 
> which may put
> Mario in danger of falling through the cracks of ACG's and T's, 
> you could
> add the 'bad level music', you know, doo doo doo doo. Doo doo 
> doo.  DOO DOO
> DOO. Dup, dup dup, DO DO, dup do, DO DO. (you get the picture). 
> I encourage
> you to keep an open mind when thinking of new ways to attract 
> and expand
> your current database projects.  So please view the attached 
> demonstration
> that ingeniously incorporates the two worlds of genetics and 
> classic video
> gaming into one.
>
> Respectfully yours,
>
> Neal and Ashley
>
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