Accurate editing of human DNA now possible, say scientists
A molecular technique that enables any part of the human genome to be altered with extreme precision has been hailed by scientists as a breakthrough in genetics...
A molecular technique that enables any part of the human genome to be altered with extreme precision has been hailed by scientists as a breakthrough in genetics...
Big data, open science, and DNA a-go-go; last week's broadcast of The Life Scientific looked to have it all...
Genetic analysis of tumours provides the key to treating them effectively, according to two studies carried out by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)....
by Purvi Shah
A memorial to Francis Crick has been unveiled at his former college at the University of Cambridge to mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the structure of DNA...
DNA 60 Years On does an excellent job of highlighting the transformation of DNA from an obscure molecule to a symbol of our identity and individuality and the role it has come to play in our lives...
The Nobel prize won by Francis Crick, a British scientist, for his part in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, and a handwritten letter recounting this discovery to his 12-year-old son, have been sold for over $8 million this week....
One of the essential components of a computer, the transistor, has been created in a living biological system for the first time...
The stump of Mandy's amputated left leg is one metre in circumference, the size of an old vinyl record. Mandy Sellars has a rare genetic condition that meant her legs continued to grow after the rest of her body stopped...
by Zara Mahmoud
Scientists have for the first time shown the existence of a new structural form of DNA, called G-quadruplex DNA, in human cells....
by Daryl Ramai
Digital information can be reliably stored in DNA, say scientists...
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