Scientists Invent New Method for Producing Synthetic DNA
Chemically synthesized short DNA sequences are extremely important ingredients with countless uses in research laboratories, hospitals, and in industry, like in the method for identifying…
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DNA Analysis Identifies First Member of Ill-Fated 1845 Franklin Expedition
With a living descendant’s DNA sample, a team of researchers have identified the remains of John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS Erebus. The identity of the…
Biologists Discover a Trigger for Cell Extrusion – Process for Eliminating Unneeded Cells
Study suggests this process for eliminating unneeded cells may also protect against cancer. For all animals, eliminating some cells is a necessary part of embryonic…
Innovative Chemical “Nose” Sniffs Critical Differences in DNA Structures
Detection innovation could enhance drug development and cancer research. Small changes in the structure of DNA have been implicated in breast cancer and other diseases,…
MagicDNA: Tiny, Complex DNA Robots Designed in Minutes Instead of Days
New software will allow creation of more complex devices. Someday, scientists believe, tiny DNA-based robots and other nanodevices will deliver medicine inside our bodies, detect…
Genetic Engineering 2.0: An On-Off Switch for Gene Editing
New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged. Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized…
Beautiful New Species of Parasitic Cuckoo Wasp Discovered in Norway
A brand new species of parasitic cuckoo wasp was discovered based on its clever use of pheromones. Cuckoo wasps – also called emerald wasps –…
Researchers Collect DNA From the Air – Potential for New Ecological, Health and Forensic Applications
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that animal DNA shed within the environment can be collected from the…
Largest-Ever DNA Mapping of the Philippines Shows 5 Major Immigration Waves Over 50 Millennia
Over 50 millennia, at least five major immigration waves have successively populated the Philippines, the most comprehensive survey of genetic variations in the country to…
Columbia Engineers Use DNA Nanotechnology to Build Tough 3D Nanomaterials
Columbia Engineers use DNA nanotechnology to create highly resilient synthetic nanoparticle-based materials that can be processed through conventional nanofabrication methods. Columbia Engineering researchers, working with Brookhaven…
New Research Reveals That Quantum Physics Causes Mutations in Our DNA
An innovative study has confirmed that quantum mechanics plays a role in biological processes and causes mutations in DNA. Quantum biology is an emerging field…
Landmark Study: Sequencing of 64 Full Human Genomes to Better Capture Genetic Diversity
64 Human Genomes Sequenced Will Serve as New Reference for Genetic Variation and Predisposition to Human Diseases Researchers at the University of Maryland School of…
DNA Origami Enables Fabricating Superconducting Nanowires for Nanoelectronic Circuits of the Future
Fabricating nanoelectronic circuits of the future just got a lot more interesting, thanks to DNA origami. The quest for ever-smaller electronic components led an international…
New Genetic Test Effectively Screens for Hereditary Cancers
A single test can identify the multitude of known sources of genetic variation underlying mismatch repair deficiency syndrome in inherited colon, endometrial, and other cancers,…
World’s Oldest DNA – 1.2 Million Years Old – Reveals How Mammoths Evolved
An international team led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2…
DNA Energy Code: “Survival of the Fittest” Phenomenon Is Only Part of the Evolution Equation
Genetic code evolution and Darwin’s evolution theory should consider DNA an “energy code.” Darwin’s theory of evolution should be expanded to include consideration of a…
Comprehensive Genetic Map Reveals Circuitry of 30,000 Human Disease Regions
Analysis reveals genetic control elements that are linked to hundreds of human traits. Twenty years ago this month, the first draft of the human genome…
The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Mutates Fast: The Science You Need to Understand About Coronavirus Variants and COVID-19 Vaccines
The SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates fast. That’s a concern because these more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 are now present in the U.S., U.K. and South Africa…