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New Technique Maps Damage to DNA Caused by Smoking

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 now plan to create and design human DNA from scratch.

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.