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A cell's genetic material is stored on chromosomes in the nucleus on long molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA, which contain our genes. The genes dictate an organism's characteristics. (Toronto Star -- Life)
Sharp end in Bali's war against possible bird flu outbreak Nov 2, 2006
This process transforms the RNA into DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and also multiplies the amount of the DNA.. The final step, an electroforesis procedure conducted on the resulting DNA, will reveal the type and subtype of the virus. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
DNA computing targets West Nile Virus, other deadly diseases Oct 17, 2006
Scientists have tried for years to build computers out of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), nature's chemical blueprint for life. But getting nano-sized pieces of DNA to act as electrical circuits capable of problem-solving like their silicon counterparts has remained a major challenge. (EurekAlert!)
Real world crime-solving is not like CSI Oct 16, 2006
DNA -- deoxyribonucleic acid -- is the foundation of the genes in all living organisms. DNA is unique for every individual (other than identical twins). (Charlotte Sun Herald)
Comparing Chimp, Human DNA Oct 14, 2006
DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, carries the genetic instructions for making a chimp, a human, a tulip or an amoeba. RNA (ribonucleic acid) is an intermediate molecule that transcribes those instructions to make proteins. (Science Daily)
Crystallography grabs chemistry Nobel Oct 5, 2006
This obscure paper, 'On the heterogeneity of the deoxyribonucleic acid associated with crystalline yeast cytochrome b2'1, has the extraordinary pedigree of having three Nobel laureates among its authorship. Kornberg senior won a medical Nobel in 1959 (for discovering the mechanisms behind DNA and RNA synthesis), Berg took the chemistry prize in 1980, and now Kornberg junior, too, has snapped up a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Nature News Service)
Gene researchers share a Nobel trait Oct 5, 2006
Kornberg's discovery showed how deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, which is in essence a silent map, is "read" by RNA and converted into an actual protein within a cell. "I was simply stunned," Kornberg said yesterday from his California home. (Toronto Star -- World)
To health:Tea, green and white (Jen Waters) Sep 19, 2006
A free radical seeks to bond with something and therefore might break up the deoxyribonucleic acid in a cell and bond with it. This would create a "mistake" in the DNA. If that mistake keeps reproducing, it can create the beginnings of cancer. (Washington Times, DC)
Architects Of The Envelope: Scientists Discover An Essential Nucleus-building Protein Sep 18, 2006
Every time a cell divides, the protective envelope that surrounds the nucleus is broken down and rebuilt into two new ones. Envelopes are highly complex structures of membranes and proteins which must be precisely reassembled for the nuclei to function. (Science Daily)
What's Next For Gene Therapy? Plastics Researchers Design Polymer Macromolecules As Gene Transfer Agents Sep 18, 2006
ScienceDaily: What's Next For Gene Therapy. Plastics Researchers Design Polymer Macromolecules As Gene Transfer Agents. (Science Daily)
Bird flu: A beginner's guide, to quell panic Sep 13, 2006
The chemical code of life is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). All living things possess their own unique code, expressed in the sequence of just four different chemicals. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
How Proteins Fold Into Their Critical Shapes Sep 7, 2006
Experimental evidence provided by a Cornell researcher and colleagues at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. support a long-held theory of how and where proteins fold to create their characteristic shapes and biological functions. (Science Daily)
100 UK university discoveries Jul 5, 2006
Revealing the recipe of lifeJames Watson and the late Francis Crick unveiled the double helix structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA on February 28, 1953. How proteins workMax Perutz pioneered the study of how proteins, the essential constituents of all living beings, work, illuminating for the first time their complex molecular structures. (Guardian Unlimited)
Embryo test offers hope to parents Jun 19, 2006
PGD involves taking a single cell from an IVF embryo and delicately testing the minute quantities of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) it contains for the presence of a known mutation for genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis. With PGH, a single cell is taken from the embryo and its entire genetic complement multiplied a millionfold before testing whether the embryo has inherited the defective gene from its father or mother. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Double-duty 'DNA' Jun 16, 2006
Chief Ramsey says he still relies on DNA in his police work, albeit today it stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, or the genetic material in humans. GRANDMA'S BOUNDARIES. (Townhall.com)
Inside the Beltway (John McCaslin) Jun 16, 2006
Double-duty 'DNA' D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey had to laugh when telling Inside the Beltway that he's been around law enforcement long enough -- three decades and counting -- that "when I used to write the letters DNA all over my police reports, it stood for Does Not Apply." Chief Ramsey says he still relies on DNA in his police work, albeit today it stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, or the genetic material in humans. Grandma's boundaries Speaking of veteran police chiefs --... (Washington Times, DC)
Infected for life: How the Herpes Simplex Virus Uses MicroRNA to Hide Out in Cells Jun 14, 2006
Posted: June 13, 2006. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered part of the reason why cold sores, caused by a herpes virus, come back again and again. (Science Daily)
Physicists Report Advance Toward Nanotechy Approach To Protein Engineering Jun 11, 2006
Posted: June 10, 2006. UCLA physicists report a significant step toward a new approach to protein engineering in the June 8 online edition, and in the July print issue, of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. (Science Daily)
WonderQuest: How does science make copies? May 16, 2006
DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid) is the molecule that encodes genetic information in the nucleus of cells. It determines the structure and function of the cell. (USA Today -- Tech)
Statute explains sex offender registration requirements May 13, 2006 Both alcoholism and chronic smoking can damage the brain's prefrontal cortex Apr 24, 2006 'DNA Origami': Caltech Scientist Creates New Method For Folding Strands Of Dna To Make Microscopic Structures Mar 22, 2006 Researchers Unravel DNA Tangles And Enzyme Seamstresses Mar 16, 2006 Biologists Develop Genome-Wide Map of miRNA-mRNA Interactions Mar 10, 2006 Inns of distinction Feb 11, 2006 DNA Evidence Leaves No Doubt Jan 29, 2006 Polymer Aids In Blood Clotting, Pointing Way To New Treatment Jan 26, 2006
(1) The Mississippi Crime Laboratory shall develop a plan for and establish a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system. In implementing the plan, the Mississippi Crime Laboratory shall purchase the appropriate equipment. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Environmental Triggers May Promote Human Genetic Variation May 2, 2006
Genome Research, scientists from Kyushu University report how environmentally damaged DNA may contribute to human genetic diversity. They describe the co-occurrence of an aberrant nucleobase, called 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG), with genomic regions enriched in meiotic recombination "hotspots" and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). (Science Daily)
All of our cells have exactly the same deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which means they all have the same genes. Different cells can appear and work so differently with the same genes (giving us, for example, unique eyes, skin, hair, etc. (EurekAlert!)
-- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid usually in the form of a double helix that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life. . (Science Daily)
-- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid usually in the form of a double helix that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life ... RNA nucleotides contain ribose rings and uracil unlike deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which contains. (Science Daily)
RNA nucleotides contain ribose rings and uracil unlike deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which contains. . (Science Daily)
Crick and James Watson had figured out the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid. The structure - a "double helix" that can "unzip" to make copies of itself - confirmed suspicions that DNA carries life's hereditary information. (The Independent, UK)
" DNA testing is based on the concept that every person has a unique genetic pattern found in DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid - which can be extracted from the smallest trace of blood, hair, saliva, semen, sweat or skin. Except for identical twins, every person has an individual DNA profile, so a sample matched to a specific person can help explain his or her whereabouts. If a burglar cuts himself breaking into a house and leaves behind a blood stain, forensic experts can use that DNA to link the... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Docampo's recognition of the acidocalcisome in various organisms has enabled scientists to detect muscle-like motors that operate a variety of movements within cells, said Arthur Kornberg, who won the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for discovering mechanisms in the synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid. "Roberto has discovered a novel structure of major metabolic importance that regulates the levels of calcium and phosphate within all cells," said Kornberg, an... (Science Daily)
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