Tag Archives: DNA

Twins don’t share everything

By Stephen Ornes / July 31, 2012

At birth, identical twins have differences in the chemical markers attached to their DNA. These differences may help explain why they don't look exactly the same. Credit: Todd Huffman

Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged Arturas Petronis, cells, classical genetics, DNA, embryos, epigenetic, epigenetics, genes, genetics, getinvolved, heredity, Jeffrey Craig, methyl groups, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, twins, University of Toronto, wins

Whale-free perfume

By Stephen Ornes / July 9, 2012

Sperm whales are among the largest mammals on Earth. Credit: Wayne Hoggard NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC

Tree gene trick is good news for people who like perfume made without sperm whale waste

Posted in Plants, Uncategorized | Tagged ambergris, balsam fir, DNA, getinvolved, Joerg Bohlmann, perfume, sperm whales. trees

DNA takes notes

By Stephen Ornes / June 4, 2012

DNA, a tightly coiled molecule found in almost every living cell, may be used as a memory device. Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute

Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged DNA, enzyme, getinvolved, Jerome Bonnet, memory, Stanford University

Nanosilver, away!

By Sid Perkins / May 17, 2012

Adam Noble, a 12th-grader from Lakefield, Canada, has developed a process to remove nanosilver, a potentially harmful pollutant, from waste water. Credit: Patrick Thornton / SSP

Technique uses microorganisms to scour tiny pollutants from waste water

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged Adam Noble, DNA, Euglena, getinvolved, Intel ISEF, microorganisms, Nanosilver, science fairs

DNA, RNA…and XNA?

By Roberta Kwok / May 7, 2012

Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged DNA, getinvolved, RNA

Sniffing out truffle scent

By Roberta Kwok / April 30, 2012

A new study found that a truffle’s DNA plays a key role in determining its distinctive smell. Credit: Richard Splivallo

Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy

Posted in Microbes, Fungi & Algae | Tagged DNA, food chemistry, fungus, getinvolved, Richard Splivallo, scent, truffle, University of Göttingen, volatile organic compound

What’s on your genes?

By Sharon Pochron / September 21, 2011

Tiny genetic switches create big differences

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged classical genetics, DNA, epigenetics, feature, genes, twins

Scientist Profile: Leroy Hood

By Lisa Grossman / May 8, 2011

Leroy Hood cofounded an institute to develop a way to tailor medical treatments to each individual person. Credit: Lee Hood/Institute for Systems Biology.

The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge.

Posted in Science & Society | Tagged DNA, DNA sequencing, human genome, Human Genome project

Crawling, nano-sized robots

By Stephen Ornes / October 5, 2010

Built from DNA, these teeny bots move as directed

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged DNA, molecular genetics, nanotechnology

Caterpillars tattletale to police

By Tia Ghose / December 10, 2008

Clothes moth larvae snack on hair from corpses, providing police with genetic clues

Posted in Animals | Tagged DNA, fiber, forensic science, hair

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