G-A-T-T-A-C-A Mystery Cache
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FTF: May 4, 2006 - By: -Fortress-.
THE ABOVE COORDINATES ARE BOGUS!
| A Message from the Washington State Parks Department |
WAC 352-32-237
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1. The geocache may be placed on Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission managed property only by written permission from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
2. The following items shall not be placed in the geocache: Food items; illegal substances; medications; personal hygiene products, pornographic materials; inappropriate, offensive, or hazardous materials or weapons of any type. Logbooks are required for each cache and are to be provided by the owner of the cache.
3. It is the visitor's responsibility to orient themselves with policies and rules pertaining to Washington State Parks areas.
4. Report any incident, problem, or violation to State Parks staff.
PERSONAL NOTE: Please do not use foul, abusive and otherwise offensive language within the said logbook or within your cache page log entry. |
| ATTENTION: This cache page has been written so that it is compatible with the Natural Reader program, which is a FREE Download that converts Text to Voice for the Visually Impaired. Cache On, Be Safe & Happy Hunting! |
A quote from the movie "GATTACA": "For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I'm having a hard time leaving it. Of course, they say that every atom in our bodies were once part of the stars."
"Maybe, I'm not leaving! Maybe, I'm going home!"
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Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid is the "genetic blueprint" that determines the genotypic make-up of each organism. In its barest form, DNA consists of two strings of nucleotides, or bases, wound around each other.
The bases composing DNA have specific binding capabilities. These binding capabilities are useful for scientists to understand since, if the nucleotide sequence of one DNA strand is determined, complementary binding allows the sequence of other strand to be deduced.
In the case of humans, DNA is organized into structural units called chromosomes. Each chromosome consists of compacted coils of DNA. While much of this DNA has no known function (these stretches of DNA are conveniently referred to as spacer DNA or junk DNA), a significant portion of the DNA codes for genes.
Each gene provides the information necessary to produce a protein, which is responsible for carrying out cellular functions. The complement of proteins in an organism is very important, with diseases often manifesting when a protein does not function properly. |
For this cache you will have to go online and do some research. The following questions are based on a specific pattern to which all Genomes must align themselves. Once you have discovered the key, you will be able to solve the mystery and then go out and find this cache, you hope.
BTW, the cache container is a small Pill Bottle and I suggest you bring your own pen(cil). I may increase it's size at a later date. Good Luck & Happy Hunting! |
| Two of the following three questions are false. All you have to do is determine which answer is true and then you can find this cache. |
Q1. G + C : A + C : T + G : A + T - TRUE or FALSE?
If True, Go to N 47° 35.775' @ W 122° 36.102'.
Q2. G + C : T + A : G + T : C + A - TRUE or FALSE?
If True, Go to N 47° 35.765' @ W 122° 36.112'.
Q3. G + C : A + T : C + G : T + A - TRUE or FALSE?
If True, Go to N 47° 35.755' @ W 122° 36.122'. |
And now for something completely different!
A CLONING POEM
AUTHOR: Unknown
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was slightly grey,
It didn't have a father, just some borrowed DNA.
It sort of had a mother, though the ovum was on loan,
It was not so much a lambkin, as a little lamby clone.
And soon it had a fellow clone, and soon it had some more,
They followed her to school one day, all cramming through the door.
It made the children laugh and sing, the teachers found it droll,
There were too many lamby clones, for Mary to control.
No other could control the sheep, since their programs didn't vary,
So the scientists resolved it all, by simply cloning Mary.
But now they feel quite sheepish, those scientists unwary,
One problem solved, but what to do, with Mary, Mary, Mary!
Last Edited / Updated: 10:04:34 PM Sat, Apr 20 2013.
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