Tag Archives: DNA

Application of genetic engineering in forensic science …

The most common practice in forensic science using biotechnology is DNA fingerprinting, which consists of matching DNA samples found in a crime scene with the DNA of the suspect. Continue reading

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Symphony of Science – The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution

mp3: bit.ly – A musical celebration of the wonders of biology, including evolution, natural selection, DNA, and more. Continue reading

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[Brevia] Bubblegrams Reveal the Inner Body of Bacteriophage ϕKZ

Radiation damage is used to locate proteins embedded in dense DNA in a megavirus. Continue reading

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[Retrospective] Retrospective: Paul Mead Doty (1920–2011)

A chemist, whose DNA work underlies powerful biochemical and genetic tools, sought to control nuclear arms and foster science communication to policy-makers. Continue reading

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Scientists Build a Data Storage Device Out of Salmon DNA

Storing Data in Salmon DNA The entire Library of Congress, on ice. Continue reading

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To Track Mental Illness, Researchers Are Taking the DNA Of Century-Old Brains In Jars

Preserved Brain Wikimedia Commons DNA extracted from canned human brains could help researchers studying mental health disorders, if scientists can figure out how to mine it. Continue reading

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To Track Mental Illness, Researchers Are Taking the DNA Of Century-Old Brains In Jars

Preserved Brain Wikimedia Commons DNA extracted from canned human brains could help researchers studying mental health disorders, if scientists can figure out how to mine it. Continue reading

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To Track Mental Illness, Researchers Are Taking the DNA Of Century-Old Brains In Jars

Preserved Brain Wikimedia Commons DNA extracted from canned human brains could help researchers studying mental health disorders, if scientists can figure out how to mine it. Continue reading

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[Report] Mismatch Repair, But Not Heteroduplex Rejection, Is Temporally Coupled to DNA Replication

Repair of base-pair mismatches is coordinated with DNA replication to ensure correction of the newly synthesized DNA strand. Continue reading

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[Research Article] How a DNA Polymerase Clamp Loader Opens a Sliding Clamp

Crystal structures show how the sliding clamp that facilitates processive replication is loaded onto DNA. Continue reading

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