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DNA gets a new - and bigger - genetic alphabet

Hachimoji DNA could be a far more durable way to store digital data that could last for centuries

DNA gets a new - and bigger - genetic alphabet
Updated On : 23 Feb 2019 | 10:25 PM IST

There's no law around genetic code, but DNA is being used in many ways

The genetic code is being used in many ways - from investigating crime to drawing up a personalised diet plan, tracing one's ancestry and even as artwork

There's no law around genetic code, but DNA is being used in many ways
Updated On : 08 Dec 2018 | 3:38 AM IST

What our DNA foretells

The book is brilliantly lucid in its explanations of methodology, and specific studies. It's written from a standpoint of humility.

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2018 | 2:26 AM IST

DNA: Between crime busting and privacy

India has a proposal that would make it mandatory for anybody making a police complaint to provide a DNA sample

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2018 | 5:51 AM IST

New vitamin may help DNA repair, reverse ageing process: Study

The findings may lead to drugs to treat cancer, Alzheimer's, protect astronauts from radiation

New vitamin may help DNA repair, reverse ageing process: Study
Updated On : 25 Mar 2017 | 2:36 AM IST

Synthetic DNA motor to improve cancer detection, drug delivery

The team created the nanomachine from compartments made up of DNA enzyme molecules and substrates

Synthetic DNA motor to improve cancer detection, drug delivery
Updated On : 06 Mar 2017 | 6:35 PM IST

Computer OS, short movie, other data successfully stored in DNA

They compressed the files into a master file, and then split data into short strings of binary code

Computer OS, short movie, other data successfully stored in DNA
Updated On : 05 Mar 2017 | 5:29 PM IST

Being overweight may alter your DNA, says Study

A high body mass index leads to epigenetic changes at nearly 200 loci of the genome

Being overweight may alter your DNA, says Study
Updated On : 23 Dec 2016 | 3:52 PM IST

Where traditional DNA testing fails, algorithms take over

The emergence of algorithmic analysis programs is creating a new frontier of DNA science

Where traditional DNA testing fails, algorithms take over
Updated On : 05 Nov 2016 | 11:21 AM IST