As one of the building blocks of the human genome, DNA has become an important agent in medicine and forensic crime-fighting. Now DNA may be used to tag merchandise with codes that counterfeiters ...
DNA coding theory bridges the disciplines of mathematics, computer science and molecular biology by applying advanced algebraic and combinatorial techniques to the design of nucleotide sequences. This ...
Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...
The accumulation of mutations in DNA is often mentioned as an explanation for the ageing process, but it remains just one hypothesis among many. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in ...
Most people with schizophrenia are diagnosed in their late teens or early twenties. One in 222 adults around the world suffer from the mental illness. There is, however, a rarer and more severe form ...
Non-coding DNA variants contribute to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) chemotherapy resistance. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified specific DNA variants in the ...
The first human trials of DNA vaccines designed to produce live viruses in people’s bodies could start next year. A US company called Medigen has told New Scientist it is seeking approval for such ...
Much of the "junk" DNA in Drosophila shows signs of either negative or positive selection, according to a study in this week's Nature. An analysis by Peter Andolfatto of the University of California, ...
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