DNA
New Twist in Lifes Start Could Aid Efforts to Make It from Scratch
Posted in Science on 7th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
All life on Earth is made of molecules that twist in the same direction. New research reveals that this may not always have been so.
DNA molecule survives critical entry into Earth's atmosphere
Posted in Science on 28th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Various scientists believe that DNA could certainly reach us from outer space.
Scientists develop thought-controlled gene switch
Posted in Medicine on 11th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Genes can be switched on using the power of thought, a study reports.
First Europeans 'weathered Ice Age'
Posted in Science on 8th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The genetic ancestry of the earliest Europeans survived the ferocious Ice Age that took hold after the continent was initially settled by modern people.
PTN interviews Austen Heinz, CEO of Cambrian Genomics:
Posted in Featured, Interviews on 6th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Austen has ambitions to create artificial life forms: We dig deeper into the future of synthetic biology.