DNA
Ancient rocks show life could have flourished on Earth 3.2 billion years ago
Posted in Science on 17th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
A spark from a lightning bolt, interstellar dust, or a subsea volcano could have triggered the very first life on Earth. But what happened next?
Brain's inability to repair DNA may explain dementia and memory loss
Posted in Medicine on 10th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
It was thought ability to repair DNA was the same throughout the body, but research overturns this idea and shows organs vary in the extent to which they can repair DNA.
Software analyzes human genome in as little as 90 minutes
Posted in Science on 5th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
New software can take raw sequence data on a person's genome and search it for disease-causing variations in a matter of hours.
Bioengineers Have Developed a Tool for Reprogramming Genetic Code
Posted in Science on 1st Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a way to program DNA in such a way that genes can be turned on or off in living cells.
Modelling a suspects' face using DNA from crime scenes
Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
But can it work well enough to generate a reliable lead?