Tag Archives: DNA

[ad_1] In many species of bacteria there are peculiar hybrid structures called retrons which are half RNA and half single stranded DNA. Since their discovery some 35 years ago, researchers have learned to use backons to produce single strands of DNA in the laboratory, but no one knew what their …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 4, 2020 Researchers at Kanazawa University monitored the blue-green light emission from water-soluble tetraphenylethene molecules adsorbed to a liquid-liquid interface adsorbed by phospholipids, made to resemble a biomembrane. They found that the process could be reversibly controlled by an externally applied potential (voltage), which …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 4, 2020 A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder sheds light on a protein key to controlling how cells grow, proliferate and function and have long been implicated in tumor development. The results, published this week in the journal Genes and development, …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 29, 2020 The study, in which six Wits researchers were involved, shows that these newly discovered variants were found mainly among newly sampled ethnolinguistic groups. Researchers identified new evidence for natural selection in and around 62 previously unreported genes associated with viral immunity, DNA …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 28, 2020 In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been shown to help researchers narrow down the candidate disease variants first identified …

[ad_1] Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to fatal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold. Conversely, more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS …

[ad_2][ad_1] Data has become an incredibly valuable resource for modern companies. Companies collect personal information from current or potential customers for research and marketing purposes and this can be done in three ways. First, companies can learn more about you directly through registration forms and payment information; indirectly through cookies …

[ad_1] At the start of the new year, cryptocurrency traders are certainly full of hope that 2019 will be more bullish than last year. C & # 39; was an article I read a few days ago that exposed some really strong reasons why traders should be optimistic about the …

[ad_2][ad_1] Bitcoin mining equipment in China has faced a precarious situation. There have been several reports and videos on Thanksgiving weekend that show the closure of bitcoin mining equipment and many argue that the closures have to do with the fall in bitcoin prices. The good news is that the …

[ad_2][ad_1] In 2018, people he started using the blockchain to fight deepfakes, keep track of the sushi tuna from Fiji in Brooklyn and even cast a (symbolic) mark. It was just a matter of time before someone understood how to put all the 6 billion bits of your genetic code …