Researchers at the University of Bristol, Eindhoven University of Technology and Microsoft Research have successfully assembled communities of artificial cells
Category: DNA
Older biologic age linked to elevated breast cancer risk
Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person’s age, is associated with future development of breast cancer, according to scientists
Study Sheds More Light on Genes’ ‘On/Off’ Switches
It takes just 2 percent of the human genome to code for all of the proteins that make cellular functions
‘Seeing’ tails help sea snakes avoid predators
New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable paddle-shaped tails from
Slithery Sentinels
From shampoos to food storage containers to pesticides, we touch, ingest and breathe chemicals every day. Despite their ubiquity, the
Sensitive sensor detects Down syndrome DNA
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in
Lefty or righty molecules lend a hand to material structures
As below, so above. That seems to be an operating principle for molecules that start with a basic chirality — or “handed-ness”
Sociologists explore who does, and doesn’t, want a DNA ancestry test
At-home DNA testing kits may be the latest fad, but according to new research by Stanford sociologists, not everyone is
DNA puzzle uncovers rare chromosome defects
Using puzzle pieces from four different DNA analyses, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to map three extremely complex
Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene – from ‘junk’
Though separated by a world of ocean, and unrelated to each other, two fish groups – one in the Arctic,
