DNA turned into digital data storage
Digital information can be reliably stored in DNA, say scientists...
Daryl Ramai
Daryl Ramai was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, and a medical student at St George's University in Grenada, and currently doing rotations in New York. Previously, he studied Chemistry at York College, City University of New York where his essay 'The dendritic cell and its role in regulating adaptive immunity' was a winner of the Nobel Science Challenge in Medicine and Physiology. While at York College his research focused on the use of mass spectrometry to study protein structure and drug interactions. Daryl is also a science writer for the American Chemical Society's award winning magazines inChemistry and Chemmatters and, in addition to academic papers, is coauthor of a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics (buy this book from Amazon UK). His current research interests include clinical anatomy, medical education, and global health.
BioNews Articles by Daryl Ramai
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene discovered that regulates the immune response to infection
Scientists have discovered a gene that controls the immune response against infection...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Adding missing protein 'kick-starts' infertile sperm in lab tests
Adding a missing protein to infertile human sperm gives the sperm the ability to successfully fertilize an egg, a lab-based study reports...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Face shape gene discoveries may lead to DNA photofits
Five genes that determine a person’s facial shape have been identified, in a study of almost 10,000 Europeans...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Mammograms may increase risk of breast cancer in some women
Women carrying mutations in their BRCA genes may be more susceptible to breast cancer if exposed to diagnostic chest X-rays before the age of 30, say scientists...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Non-hormonal male pill successful in animal studies
Scientists may now be one step closer to producing the first non-hormonal, male contraceptive pill after a successful animal study...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cell-based windpipe transplant: patient is healthy two years later
The Irish boy who had pioneering surgery two years ago to implant a new windpipe partially derived from his own stem cells is healthy and back at school. A follow-up study published in The Lancet medical journal reports that Ciaran Finn-Lynch, now 13, is breathing normally and no longer needs anti-rejection medication...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genome sequencing method promises higher accuracy with less DNA
Technology that relies on less DNA to more accurately sequence people's genomes has been unveiled by a US biotech company...
