Scientists have identified an entirely new kind of DNA inside humans. This new DNA, known as the “i-motif,” was suggested in previous research, but had only been identified under artificial conditions in a lab. But research published in Nature Chemistry[1] is the first study to confirm its existence inside living beings. The i-motif looks like a twisted knot, as opposed to...
Happy National DNA Day[1], which commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953. Published sixty-four years ago in the journal Nature, James Watson and Francis Crick’s description of the double helix transformed our understanding of life. The paper is concise—only 128 lines—but behind each line is a story....
Who needs memory cards when you have DNA? A team of scientists has been able to store images within the life-defining molecules then retrieve them perfectly. Researchers from the University of Washington have been working out how to take digital files and convert them into strings of DNA that can be easily read back. Luis Ceze, one of the researchers,...
READ MORE Scientists Stored These Images In DNA, Then Flawlessly Retrieved Them
Who needs memory cards when you have DNA? A team of scientists has been able to store images within the life-defining molecules then retrieve them perfectly. Researchers from the University of Washington have been working out how to take digital files and convert them into strings of DNA that can be easily read back. Luis Ceze, one of the researchers,...
READ MORE Scientists Stored These Images in DNA—Then Flawlessly Retrieved Them
