Science news articles about 'dna genome'

  • 'Patchwork' DNA - Genome Of Platypus Decoded

    The first genome sequencing project of a mammal that lays eggs is complete and, like the animal itself, the DNA of ... isn't just skin-deep. Platypus DNA is an equally cobbled-together array of avian, ...
  • Caltech scientists control complex nucleation processes using DNA origami seeds

    ... , it appears, is a kind of universal computer that can be instructed in seemingly limitless ways by a DNA genome that specifies what chemical processes to execute, thus building an active organism. ...
  • Viruses hitch a ride in the cell

    ... of human cells," said Professor Dr Greber. "Adenoviruses are a diverse family of agents that replicate their DNA genome in the cell nucleus. We wanted to find out how the virus gets to the nucleus to ...
  • Can periodontal disease act as a risk factor for HIV-1?

    ... latent HIV-1 in affected individuals. Latently infected cells harbor HIV-1 proviral DNA genomes integrated with heterochromatins, allowing for the persistence of transcriptionally ...
  • Australia discovered by the 'Southern Route'

    ... Survey of India to sequence 966 complete mitochondrial DNA genomes from Indian 'relic populations'. He said, "Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother and so allows us to ...
  • UC nanotech researchers develop artificial pore

    ... molecules of the genetic material RNA to power its DNA genome through its protein core, much ... investigate the details concerning how double-stranded DNA translocates through the protein channel," he ...

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