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Bases
Chemical units that form part of DNA and RNA. DNA contains the bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). In RNA, the thymine is replaced by uracil (U).
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A memorial to Francis Crick has been unveiled at his former college at the University of Cambridge to mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the structure of DNA... [Read More] |
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| 28 January 2013 - by |
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Scientists have for the first time shown the existence of a new structural form of DNA, called G-quadruplex DNA, in human cells.... [Read More] |
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| 28 January 2013 - by |
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Digital information can be reliably stored in DNA, say scientists... [Read More] |
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| 21 January 2013 - by |
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Rare genetic variants may have a significant impact on a person's risk of developing autism, research suggests... [Read More] |
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Gene variant leads to six-fold increase in risk for certain brain tumours |
| 10 September 2012 - by |
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A single-letter change in one gene may considerably increase a person's risk of developing particular forms of brain cancer, say researchers... [Read More] |
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Book written in genetic code opens new possibilities for data storage |
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An entire book, comprising 53,426 words, 11 images and a computer program, has been encoded into DNA. The data was stored and accurately read back by scientists at the Harvard University in the USA... [Read More] |
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Race to sequence genomes of 100 centenarians gets first entrant and delayed start date |
| 30 July 2012 - by |
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A US company has taken up the challenge to sequence 100 genomes in 30 days... [Read More] |
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| 30 July 2012 - by |
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The 1000 Genomes Project, an initiative to sequence the genetic code of 2,500 people across five continents, has now successfully sequenced over 1,000 people's genomes... [Read More] |
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| 11 June 2012 - by |
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Researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an 18 and a half-week-old fetus using DNA samples from the blood of its mother and saliva samples from its father. These findings provide a proof of principle that a fetus can be examined for genetic defects using non-invasive technologies... [Read More] |
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| 06 June 2012 - by |
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Scientists have developed a way of crafting DNA into complex shapes such as letters of the alphabet, symbols and even smiley faces. The nanotechnology may one day be able to create customised DNA structures that can carry therapeutic drugs to specific sites in the human body without triggering an immune response... [Read More] |
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Event Review: Genomics in Society - Facts, Fictions and Cultures |
| 08 May 2012 - by |
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The conference 'Genomics in Society: Facts, Fictions and Cultures' marked the 10th anniversary of the Economic and Social Research Council's Genomics Network, and also the passing of nearly ten years since the completion of the Human Genome Project... [Read More] |
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| 23 April 2012 - by |
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Six new kinds of artificial genetic material have been created by scientists. These XNAs, or xeno-nucleic acids, have similar life-building properties to naturally-occurring DNA... [Read More] |
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| 23 April 2012 - by |
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Two genes that influence brain size, and accordingly intelligence and possibly susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease, have been discovered by scientists... [Read More] |
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| 19 March 2012 - by |
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IVF is a complex treatment for infertility requiring costly drugs and carrying significant risk of complications. Part of the procedure aims to stimulate the ovaries to produce more eggs, and conventional methods include a combination of hormones to induce follicle growth, from which eggs are collected... [Read More] |
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| 12 March 2012 - by |
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A bout of intense exercise can change the way your genes are regulated, scientists have shown. These changes led to an increase in enzymes that are involved in energy production... [Read More] |
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| 27 February 2012 - by |
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A handheld device for sequencing DNA on the move has been unveiled by UK company Oxford Nanopore. The single-use MinION tool resembles a USB drive in size and shape, and the company hopes it will be put into routine use by clinicians and researchers alike... [Read More] |
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Personalised care one step closer as Mayo Clinic sequences patients' genomes |
| 09 January 2012 - by |
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Personalised healthcare could be one step closer this year, as doctors from the prestigious US Mayo Clinic embark on a project to sequence the full genetic code of thousands of people... [Read More] |
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| 05 December 2011 - by |
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Two new gene variants, which each increase the risk of bone marrow cancer by 30 percent, have been identified by scientists at the Institute for Cancer Research... [Read More] |
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| 31 October 2011 - by |
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A $10 million prize is on offer for the first laboratory to accurately and economically sequence the genomes of 100 people over 100 years old. The Archon Genomics X Prize was originally founded in 2006 and has been modified so that entrants will now race to decode the centenarians' DNA... [Read More] |
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| 19 September 2011 - by |
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Scientists have identified 29 regions of the genome associated with hypertension in people of European origin. Of these, 16 areas contained completely new genes, which had not been previously associated with the risk of developing high blood pressure.... [Read More] |
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