Storing data in DNA brings nature into the digital universe

Humanity is producing data at an unimaginable rate, to the point that storage technologies can't keep up. Every five years, the amount of data we're producing increases 10-fold, including photos and videos. Not all of it ...

Mechanism for hMTH1's broad substrate specificity revealed

Human MutT homolog 1 (hMTH1) protein acts as the primary enzyme for breaking down (hydrolyzing) damaged (oxidized) deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) the substrates of DNA synthesis. Recently, hMTH1 has drawn attention ...

Uncovering the mystery of DNA replication

By looking into the mechanism of a backward enzyme, scientists speculate why DNA replication always happens in the forward direction.

Nanopores promise cost savings in gene sequencing

(Phys.org)—In the last five years, next-​​generation gene sequencing has brought down the cost of unlocking a single genome from $10 mil­lion to $10,000. While the sav­ings is unprece­dented, more can still be done ...

In cod we trust: DNA test combats fisheries fraud

Scientists on Tuesday said they had devised a DNA test to pinpoint the geographical origins of commercial seafish, in a breakthrough against illegal trawling that threatens fish stocks worldwide.

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