 | The Genetic Code |
First 1000 lines of Chromosome One of the Human Genome. 61,010 bytes.This is the first 60,000 'letters' of chromosome one of the draft public domain human genome, formatted in arbitrary 60 column lines. This represents a portion of the structure of the double helix DNA molecule. Each letter in the text (A, C, G and T) represents one 'base pair' of nucleotides. They are called pairs because each nucleotide has a complementary one on the other strand. The letters are grouped into sets of three, known as 'codons'. Each codon is translated into one of 20 amino acids. The sequence of amino acids determines how proteins are constructed, which are the building blocks of all life on earth.
If you want to be picky, this is actually an arbitrary set of base pairs from an arbitrary human chromosome. However, this particular sequence is of historical importance, because it was at the start of the first file of the human genome project released to the Internet.
Strangely enough, the symbol for medicine since distant antiquity has been two snakes entwined in a spiral pattern around a staff. Foreshadowing? Ancient knowledge? This coincidence has yet to be explained.
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The largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet. The site is dedicated to religious tolerance and scholarship, and has the largest readership of any similar site on the web.
The Da Vinci Notebooks
First publication on the Internet of all of Da Vinci's notebooks with all of the images in context. Get an insight into the real Da Vinci.
The Gnostics and Their Remains
by Charles William King [1887]
King's pioneering summary of what was known about the Gnostics prior to the Nag Hammadi discoveries. Includes extensive discussion of Gnostic symbols and beliefs among the Masons, Templars, Rosicrucians and Illuminati.
Fragments of a Faith Forgottenby G.R.S. Mead [1900]
An indispensable and comprehensive sourcebook about the Gnostics.
Pistis Sophia
Translated by G.R.S. Mead [1921].
The best known Gnostic gospel.
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One of the first secret societies, revived in modern times.
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A modern fraternal group with deeply symbolic ritual and regalia.
The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
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Excerpts from the Gospel of Mary
This fragment, of disputed authenticity, puts the relationship between Mary Magdalen, Jesus and the Apostles in a radically different perspective than traditional beliefs.
The Gospel of Thomas
These are reputedly the writings of the apostle 'Doubting Thomas'. This text purports to be a collection of the sayings of Jesus. Traditionally Thomas was Jesus' twin brother. This text shows strong Gnostic influence.
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
by Manley Palmer Hall [1928, copyright not renewed]
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