Researchers have characterized a new CRISPR system that targets RNA, rather than DNA. The new approach has the potential to open a powerful avenue in cellular manipulation. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: DNA
Rosetta’s comet contains ingredients for life
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•Ingredients crucial for the origin of life on Earth, including the simple amino acid glycine and phosphorus, key components of DNA and cell membranes, have been discovered at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. …read more Source:: Science
Transition between arm, hand occurs thanks to a genetic switch
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•During embryonic life, the emergence of body limbs is orchestrated by a family of architect genes, which are themselves regulated by two DNA structures. While the first presides over the …read more Source:: Science
Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest thermometer
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•Researchers have created a programmable DNA thermometer that is 20,000x smaller than a human hair. One of the main advantages of using DNA to engineer molecular thermometers is that DNA …read more Source:: Science
DNA proves mammoths mated beyond species boundaries
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•New research examining the DNA of North American mammoths challenges the way we categorize a species. Several species of mammoth are thought to have roamed across the North American continent. …read more Source:: Science
DNA analysis could help improve your workout: study
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•LONDON (Reuters) – A new study suggests that athletes using DNA-matched training improved their performance almost three times more than those on mismatched programs. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Ancient DNA shows European wipe-out of early Americans
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•The first large-scale study of ancient DNA from early American people has confirmed the devastating impact of European colonization on the Indigenous American populations of the time. …read more Source:: Science
Malaria family tree has bird roots
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•Extensive testing of malarial DNA found in birds, bats and other small mammals from five East African countries revealed that malaria has its roots in bird hosts. It then spread …read more Source:: Science
More ancient viruses lurk in our DNA than we thought
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•Think your DNA is all human? Think again. And a new discovery suggests it’s even less human than scientists previously thought. Nineteen new pieces of non-human DNA — left by …read more Source:: Science
Black fever beats drugs by adding just two DNA bases to its genome
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•Scientists identify how certain strains of the fatal neglected tropical parasite Leishmania donovani have become immune to drug treatment. The addition of just two bases of DNA to the gene …read more Source:: Science