Tag: DNA
German Research Foundation Approves Collaborative Research Center to Investigate DNA Repair...
From January 1, 2019, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding the new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1361 on Regulation of DNA Repair...
DNA with a Twist: Discovery Could Further Antibiotic Drug Development
Scientists reveal how a ‘molecular machine’ in bacterial cells prevents fatal DNA twisting, which could be crucial in the development of new antibiotic treatments.
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By Solving a Mystery of Gene Repair, Scientists Uncover an Exception...
About 15 years ago, UNC Lineberger’s Dale Ramsden, PhD, was looking through a textbook with one of his students when they stumbled upon a scientific...
Faster and Cheaper Mapping of DNA
A paper recently published in PNAS reports optical mapping of DNA from a single cell. Notably, it demonstrates isolation of a single cell, extraction...
Defective DNA Damage Repair Leads to Chaos in the Genome
Only a few years ago, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), among others, described a new damage pattern in the genetic material...
New Puzzle Piece Found: How Does uhrf1 Regulate Gene Activity?
Epigenetic changes often play an important role in cancers, because they cause the genetic material to be read incorrectly at certain points. Particularly critical are...
DNA Discovery Gives New Insight into Ancient History of South America
A major new study shows the first communities in Central and South America were descended from the first inhabitants of North America. But DNA...
DNA Fragments Reveal the Variety of Species in Rivers
Bits of genetic material in rivers make it possible to detect the organisms living in them – without having to collect these and examine...
UNSW Scientists to Analyse 15,000 DNA Samples from Landmark Aspirin Trial
UNSW Sydney scientists are part of a collaboration to pioneer detailed research into genetic factors that contribute to good health or disease in the...
Physicists Unravel the Mechanics of DNA
The DNA within our cells is an almost two-metre string of information, stored in a nucleus of only a few micrometres large. The information within those...
Ring-Shaped Protein Complex Wrangles DNA
Biological physicists at Rice University have a new cellular mechanics theory that rings true.
The Rice lab of José Onuchic has determined the structure of...
Tiny DNA Modification Has Big Impact on Deadly Tumors
A simple modification of a DNA base in small areas of the genome may explain why glioblastoma tumors are so deadly, researchers at Yale and...
Antioxidant Protects Tissues, DNA from Radiation
New research shows that a powerful antioxidant may be just as useful one day protecting beachgoers and cancer patients from radioactive rays as it...
DNA Sequencing Is Exacerbating Social Biases and Inequalities
At the cutting edge of modern science, DNA sequencing promises to transform many aspects of human life. It’s already playing a significant role in...
Using DNA Technology to Track Marine Life
McGill University marine ecologist Jennifer Sunday is bringing cutting-edge DNA analysis to the formidable task of tracking ocean species along Canada’s Pacific coast.
As marine organisms move...
The First Genome Surgeons: Scientists Are Preparing to Bring DNA-Editing Tools...
One afternoon in July, deep within the labyrinthine halls of the Medical Sciences Building at UC San Francisco’s hilltop campus on Parnassus Avenue, the...
Researchers Wake-Up DNA from Soil Bacteria to Discover Novel Acid Antibiotic
· A large DNA fragment from a soil bacterium was captured and engineered to be awoken
· The researchers then used to trigger production of...
Robot Tracks Environmental DNA from Fish on Seabed
At a depth of 15 metres, 5 km off the coast, a contraption most of all resembling a big oil barrel is currently collecting...
Imec’s elPrep Software Significantly Speeds Up Genome Sequencing Analysis
This week at ITF Health 2018, imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, showcases elPrep 4.0, a powerful software...
How Yeast Cells Detect Genetic Infections
ETH researchers studying yeast cells have discovered a surprisingly located new mechanism for detecting foreign genetic material – whether from pathogens or environmental contamination...