DNA
New Technique Maps Damage to DNA Caused by Smoking
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 14, 2017 10:51 PM EDT |
Maps like these will help scientists better understand how smoking-induced cancers originate; why some people are more vulnerable or resistant to cancers and how these cancers might be prevented.
Discovery of 1,445 Viruses in Invertebrates Shows Link between these Animals and Human Diseases
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 26, 2016 08:24 AM EST |
"It's remarkable that invertebrates like insects carry so very many viruses."
Cats Conquered the World along with Humans, says DNA Analysis
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 27, 2016 10:47 PM EDT |
Their new analysis into ancient feline DNA, the first of its kind, shows cats spread around the world in two waves.
DNA Sequenced in Space for the Very First Time by American Astronaut
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Aug 31, 2016 10:57 AM EDT |
The MinION sequencer is smaller than a smartphone.
Study Examines DNA Targeting Dynamics of CRISPR-Cas9
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Aug 28, 2016 10:24 PM EDT |
"Cas9 stabilizes the guide RNA."
Scientists Plan to Create Synthetic Human Genome
Ana Verayo | | Jun 04, 2016 12:48 AM EDT |
Scientists propose an ambitious plan to create a synthetic human genome for health applications such as artificial organs.
Project to Create Synthetic Human Genomes Would Make Us God
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 15, 2016 03:18 AM EDT |
The project proposes to use chemicals to manufacture all the DNA contained in human chromosomes.
Epidemic Antiobiotic-Resistant Superbug Found in South China
Victoria Stanley | | Nov 20, 2015 08:38 AM EST |
Researchers have found a new gene known as mcr-1 that makes bacteria highly resistant to polymyxins, a type of antibiotics regarded as the last line of bacteria defense. This new bug is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae and has been found in pigs, raw meat and patients in South China.
DNA Origami Could Be Used In Therapies One Day
Saranya Palanisamy | | Jul 27, 2015 06:15 PM EDT |
Intricate structures at nano scale using DNA referred as DNA origami are designed by researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden, published in the journal Nature.
Scientists Can Now Tell the Difference of Twins' DNA
Marco Foronda | | Apr 28, 2015 09:00 PM EDT |
Dr. Graham Williams developed the “high resolution melt curve analysis” (HRMA) along with his Forensic Genetics Research Group.
New Genome Study Can Help Solving Gene-Disease Links
Marco Foronda | | Mar 26, 2015 11:49 AM EDT |
Researchers embarked on a massive gene-sequencing program involving 2,636 Icelanders, and because of something known as the founder effect.
New DNA Analysis Technique Traces Roots of 17th Century African Slaves
Ana Verayo | | Mar 11, 2015 10:47 AM EDT |
This study used human RNA to attract DNA segments and complete them despite their damaged state.
Carnivorous Bladderwort has More DNA than Genes
Marco Foronda | | Feb 24, 2015 09:48 AM EST |
The carnivorous little plant is gaining and throwing away DNA at an unusually rapid pace.
DNA Can Store Data for Millions of Years
Marco Foronda | | Feb 19, 2015 07:49 AM EST |
The double helix design of DNA makes it an ideal method for long-term data storage.
DNA Can be Used to Store All Our Data Forever
Dino Lirios | | Feb 16, 2015 02:16 AM EST |
Researchers from ETH Zurich may have found the key to sustaining data forever.
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