Breakthrough in the Discovery of DNA in Ancient Bones Buried in Water

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.11.2019 16:51 PM

According to carbon datings of the bones belonged to people that died 500 to 700 AD, the results of the study suggested that Sami People inhabited the Isokyro region in ancient times

Stomach Bacteria Could Have an Effect on Drugs

06.04.2019 05:54 AM

Prescribing the best medication may require going with a patient’s gut, or at least, the bacteria that live there.

The DNA Diet: How Knowing Your Genes Can Help You Fit into Your Jeans

05.27.2019 11:56 AM

There is a significant interaction between your diet and your genes. Most people have a basic understanding of genetics. The genetics are inherited from your parents and their DNA are combined to create your genetic makeup.

Scientists Put Redesigned DNA in E. Coli

05.23.2019 08:49 AM

A group of scientists from Cambridge University has created the first living organism with a fully synthetic and radically altered DNA code.

Scientists Designed DNA That Folds into a Smart Nanocapsule for Drug Delivery

04.29.2019 11:48 AM

Now it is possible to load and pack the nanocapsule with several cargoes, closed for delivery and opened again through a subtle pH increase

Scientists to Improve "Longevity Gene" Efficiency in Battling the Aging Process

04.24.2019 12:13 PM

Researchers from the University Of Rochester have found evidence that the mystery of longevity could be unlocked by the arrangement of one's genes.

Scientists Create Living, Eating, Growing Machines

04.20.2019 14:17 PM

A machine that mimics biological life as we know it. A new biomaterial built in a Cornell University bioengineering lab uses synthetic DNA to continuously and autonomously organize, assemble, and restructure itself in a process so similar to how biological cells and tissues grow that the researchers are calling "artificial metabolism".

Imitating Life Through a Biomaterial That Can Metabolize

04.20.2019 10:17 AM

Scientists develop a lifelike biomaterial Metabolism, self-assembly, and organization. These three main characteristics of life combined together using DNA could make things possible to create a machine with lifeline characteristics.

Scientists Discover New Method to Identify Off-Target Damage Caused By CRISPR

04.20.2019 10:12 AM

The method relies on the cell’s natural repair process to identify cuts, and it has proven to be much less invasive and much more reliable

Neanderthals Shared Similar DNA with Woolly Mammoths

04.18.2019 16:54 PM

New research has yielded results supporting evidence that there are similarities in the DNA structure between Neanderthals and woolly mammoths.

Programmable 'Legos' of DNA and protein building blocks create novel 3-D cages

04.04.2019 11:42 AM

The central goal of nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on an atomic or molecular scale, especially to build microscopic devices or structures.

Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

03.26.2019 08:32 AM

Researchers have designed self-assembling DNA molecules with unprecedented reprogrammability. Computer scientists at Caltech have designed DNA molecules that can carry out reprogrammable computations, for the first time creating so-called algorithmic self-assembly in which the same "hardware" can be configured to run different "software.

Experts Call for a Ban on Genetic Editing

03.16.2019 15:44 PM

Ethical ban on genetic tampering Months after a Chinese scientist stunned the world with the announcement that he had genetically altered embryos that resulted in full-term twin girls, genetics experts and ethicists are now calling for a partial ban on the use of a gene-editing technology that can be used to make modified humans.

DNA Film Can Be Used As A Sunscreen To Protect The Skin From The UV Light

07.27.2017 11:14 AM

Researchers have recently developed a DNA film that can help to protect the skin from harmful UV light.

E-Cigarette Smoking Revealed To Cause Similar DNA Damage By Normal Tobacco Cigarettes

06.13.2017 18:23 PM

Potential DNA damage from e-cigarettes and normal tobacco cigarettes were discovered by studies to be similar.

RNA Formation At Origins Of Life: Classes Of Nucleotides

05.24.2017 01:53 AM

A team of researchers has studied the process of nucleotides formations on the early earth when the life was not yet begun. Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA or RNA.

Air Pollution Caused By Traffic Damages Kids' DNA, Impose Danger To Kids With Asthma, Study Shows

05.23.2017 06:20 AM

A new study links the damage of kids' DNA with the harsh air pollution. A new study shows that children and teens who are exposed to high levels of air pollution caused by traffic may have evidence of a specific type of DNA damage.

New Method To Combat Terrorism: DNA Technology To Be Used For Identifying Bombers

05.19.2017 02:35 AM

A new study has revealed an innovative technique based on DNA analysis by which bomb assemblers would be identified easily: Know more here

Scientists Extract DNA Of Extinct Human Species From Sediments Without Skeletal Remains

04.30.2017 23:13 PM

A new procedure makes it possible to harvest DNA of extinct human species in prehistoric dwellings even in the absence of bones and skeletal remains.

This DNA Repairing Method Can Resolve Cancer in Human Body

04.20.2017 12:39 PM

As per a new DNA repairing process Cancer can be treated with right measures if a certain protein is used to fix the correct DNA sequencing; know more here

CRISPR: Gene Editing May Help In Creating Disease-Free DNA

04.11.2017 06:15 AM

Scientists believe repairing faulty DNA may result in disease-free genes. The fiction of 'Superbaby' may turn out to be real.