Like other professionals, scientists like to be the best at what they do, but they also like to have fun in their job. And in 2018, my colleagues managed just that in claiming a record for decoding the world's longest DNA ...
Biotechnology
Dec 28, 2018
1
22
U.S. Geological Survey scientists have developed the first laboratory test that can pick up traces of manatees' genetic material in the waterways where they live. Using a water sample collected in the field, the innovative ...
Ecology
Mar 19, 2018
0
10
Genome assembly projects are costly in both time and money; where identifying problems with your data post-assembly can be a real setback. With the K-mer Analysis Toolkit (KAT), researchers can access and confirm their results ...
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2016
0
2
When retroviruses such as HIV infect a cell, they first make a copy of their RNA genome in the form of DNA. The relatively short viral DNA strand then moves to the cell nucleus, where it inserts itself into the host cell's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 26, 2016
0
8
Scientists at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, have demonstrated that DNA previously thought to be "junk" plays a critical role ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2012
0
0
Pop music megastar Lady Gaga is being honored with the name of a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and Texas. A genus is a group of closely related species; in this case, 19 species of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2012
0
0
Researchers at RIKEN have uncovered a mechanism by which the effects of stress in the fly species Drosophila are inherited epigenetically over many generations through changes to the structure of chromatin, the material that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2011
1
0
