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Belgian PhD Student Decodes DNA and Wins a Bitcoin
29/01/2018
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Sander Wuyts, a Ph.D. student from the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) completed an extraordinary competition that involved bitcoin and DNA-related research. Wuyts was the first to decipher hidden messages in a ...
Tiny nanopackages built out of DNA help scientists peek at how neurons work
30/08/2017
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A team of scientists from the University of Chicago designed a way to use microscopic capsules made out of DNA to deliver a payload of tiny molecules directly into a cell. The technique, detailed Aug. 21 in Nature Nanotechnology, gives scientists an ...
Scientists Store Video Data in the DNA of Living Organisms
16/07/2017
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The bacteria E. coli might sometimes make us sick, but they have served as a workhorse in science. They teach us about DNA and produce ingredients for drugs and fuel molecules. Now E. coli can claim one more skill: They can store our digital data.In ...
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM
18/04/2017
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Gel electrophoresis is a laboratory technique used to visualize DNA on a gel where the DNA molecules are separated according to their size. This allows scientists to detect alterations in the DNA sequence which may cause a genetic condition. 1. Elect...
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PCR
06/04/2017
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a process that uses primers to amplify specific cloned or genomic DNA sequences with the help of a very unique enzyme. PCR machine, has the ability to produce DNA copies of a specific segment that can range from th...
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Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions
10/03/2016
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The CRISPR-Cas9 tool makes genetic engineering cheap and easy, making it a powerful tool that has the potential to be abused. Video provided by NewsyT...