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Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science

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What it is

A Capella Science parody of Despacito that sings through evolutionary developmental biology, explaining how a single cell becomes a body, including body-axis genes and dormant snake leg DNA. It runs about four minutes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an entertaining four-minute introduction to evo-devo that works even for people who dislike the original song.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'm pretty sure that most people at HN will appreciate this one whether they like despacito or not”

    Parody that stands on its own using Despacito's melody.

    mettamage, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?”

  2. “This video ( ) is actually pretty good at running through the science behind evoluti”

    Runs through the science behind evolution.

    vikramkr, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What scientific phenomenon do you wish someone would explain better?”

  3. “A TL;DR in four minutes by A Capella Science”

    Four-minute summary of evolutionary developmental biology, snakes' dormant leg DNA.

    TeMPOraL, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “I should have loved biology”

  4. “This entertaining video does a good job of, if not explaining, hinting at the mechanisms that make this possible”

    Entertaining hint at mechanisms behind limb regeneration.

    richardkiss, 2021-01 · Recommendation · in “Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamander (2019)”

  5. “There's also this parody video of Despacito [1] that may be, er, educationally amusing.”

    Educationally amusing Despacito parody about development genes.

    Terr_, 2024-06 · Recommendation · in “Can you inherit memories from your ancestors?”

  6. “another fun take is Evo-Devo[0], an acapella overview of evolutionary developmental biology.”

    Fun acapella overview of evolutionary developmental biology.

    jkingsman, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “The Genomic Code: The genome instantiates a generative model of the organism”

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Topics: evo-devo, a capella science, hox genes, parody, development genes

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