Norris, VictorGrondin, Yohann2014-11-032011Norris, Victor, and Yohann Grondin. 2011. “DNA Movies and Panspermia.” Life : Open Access Journal 1 (1): 9-18. doi:10.3390/life1010009. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life1010009.2075-1729http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:13347446There are several ways that our species might try to send a message to another species separated from us by space and/or time. Synthetic biology might be used to write an epitaph to our species, or simply “Kilroy was here”, in the genome of a bacterium via the patterns of either (1) the codons to exploit Life's non-equilibrium character or (2) the bases themselves to exploit Life's quasi-equilibrium character. We suggest here how DNA movies might be designed using such patterns. We also suggest that a search for mechanisms to create and preserve such patterns might lead to a better understanding of modern cells. Finally, we argue that the cutting-edge microbiology and synthetic biology needed for the Kilroy project would put origin-of-life studies in the vanguard of research.en-USorigins of lifetranslationhyperstructurePioneercholesteric phaseJournal Article2014-11-0310.3390/life1010009