Miniature time capsules in the form of ancient DNA
Scientists are now using sedimentary ancient DNA to retrieve genetic information about life from prehistoric times. It only takes a tiny sediment to unlock a vast number of secrets.
Tagged: Genetics
Fighting cancer with junk?
Can we use the ‘junk’ in our DNA to fight back against cancer? Jennifer investigates the disease cancer and how blind mole rats can repurpose ‘junk’ in their DNA to stop cancer before it starts.
The Curious Case of Amylase
Amylase may be small for an enzyme, but it has a big biological impact. Thomas explains the evolutionary history of this tiny protein.
Control, cut, CRISPR – how bacteria won this year’s Nobel prize
Holly Leslie reflects on the origin of this year’s Nobel prize-winning, CRISPR-Cas9 technology, and explores how scientists are beginning to use gene editing approaches on their quest for new medical treatments in hereditary disease.
Is there a fault in our stars?
John Carlo Jadormeo Combista explores the ethical issues surrounding the convergence between neurodiversity and autism.
Do Genes Cause Left-Handedness?
Ameerah Gardee unpacks a recent study on the possible origins of handedness in our DNA, and its potential effects on the brain.
Abolishing anonymity: the implications of genetic sequencing technology
Emily May Armstrong investigates the ethics behind genetic sequencing companies, and the bizarre secrets these technologies can uncover.
Zebras, not horses: The genetic disease that can’t be sequenced
Emily investigates the bizarre biological mystery behind her life-altering genetic disease, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
