Overcoming the “Impossible” With DNA to Building Superconductor That Could Transform Technology
Could let computers work at warp speed, save energy, and even make trains fly. Scientists have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to…
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Humanized Yeast: Scientists Create Yeast With Important Human Genes
Delft University of Technology scientists have created baker’s yeast with human muscle genes. Human muscle genes were successfully inserted into the DNA of baker’s yeast…
Nanoscale Rotors Constructed From DNA – Smallest Flow-Driven Motors in the World
Scientists have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors in the world. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, they created a self-configuring flow-driven rotor…
Innovative “Nano-Robot” Built Entirely From DNA To Explore Microscopic Biological Processes
Constructing a tiny robot out of DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye… Although it certainly sounds like science…
Curing Debilitating Genetic Diseases: “Soft” CRISPR May Offer a New Fix for Genetic Defects
Targeted repairs with ‘nicks’ of single DNA strands provide the foundation for novel disease therapies. One of the great challenges of modern medicine is curing…
Gene Regulation Might Be the Key to a Longer Lifespan
Researchers from the University of Rochester who are interested in longevity genetics propose new targets to fight aging and age-related disorders. Mammals that age at vastly…
New Technique Could Lead to Improved Cancer, Alzheimer’s, and Lung Disease Drugs
Improved protein function opens the door to novel drug development possibilities. In a paper that was published in the journal Science, scientists from Sweden’s Karolinska…
A New Technology Could Help Solve a DNA Mystery
The human genome’s inner workings could be revealed through new Cornell-developed technology. Researchers from Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Weill Cornell Medicine, and the New York Genome…
DNA Nano-Device Injection Found To Be Safe for Medical Use
Mice trials show that nanodevices are not harmful in large dosages The ability to create DNA structures for use in biomedical applications like creating vaccinations…
Scientists Have Sequenced the DNA of a 2000-Year-Old Human From Pompeii
The first Pompeiian human genome has been sequenced. Research that was recently published in Scientific Reports presents the first human genome that has been successfully…
Harvard Researchers Have Solved a Perplexing Cancer Mystery
A new mechanism links mutations in areas devoid of genes to cancer. For many years, the human genome was seen as a book of life,…
Scientists Have Found a Promising Anti-Cancer Molecule
Researchers have identified a molecule with enhanced antiproliferative activity in cancer cells Vitamin D3 performs critical biological tasks such as maintaining bone mineral density, which…
Ice Age Wolf DNA Reveals Dogs Trace Ancestry to Two Separate Populations of Ancient Wolves
An international group of geneticists and archaeologists has discovered that the ancestry of dogs can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves….
Microscopic Mites That Mate on Our Faces at Night May Soon Become One With Humans
The secret lives of mites in the skin of our faces. First ever comprehensive DNA analysis of mites that live in the hair follicles of…
Largest-Ever Family Tree for Primates – Including Both Living and Extinct Species
Fossil-based compilation reveals new information on the evolution and spread of primates. The largest and most comprehensive family tree of the order primates, including both…
Ancient Moa DNA Might Change Our Understanding of Climate Change’s Consequences
Ancient DNA provides a unique look at moa and climate change Climate change refers to long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns. These shifts may…
Stanford Scientists Unlock Mysteries of Plant Growth and Health
The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal biofuel production Plants, like all other known organisms, utilize DNA to pass on traits. Animal…
A New Way That Cancer Cells Can Repair DNA Damage Has Been Discovered
Identifying DNA Repair Genes Holds Promise for Improving Cancer Treatment Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and worldwide….
