Tag Archives: DNA

The TNA world that came before the RNA one

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 9, 2012 Comments Off

The TNA world that came before the RNA one – The question of how non-living chemicals emerged from the so-called primordial soup to give rise to life on Earth is one of the most intriguing in science. Finding an answer …

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Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 7, 2012 Comments Off

Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique – A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero …

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Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 4, 2012 Comments Off

Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique – A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero …

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Potato genome sequenced by international team

Posted by Robert Slinn on July 15, 2011 Comments Off

Potato genome sequenced by international team – An international team has uncovered the full DNA sequence of the potato for the first time, the journal Nature reports. Chemist and writer Robert Slinn gives us his Slinn Pickings from the world …

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This week’s chemistry news – Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on July 2, 2011 Comments Off

Skin cream slows down snake venom – DEADLY snake-bite venom could be slowed on its way into the blood by a cream applied to the bite site, giving victims time to seek help. Liquid cement turns liquid metal – Concrete …

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Slinn Pickings – chemistry news

Posted by Robert Slinn on June 5, 2011 Comments Off

DNA can discern between two quantum states, research shows – Research, which appeared recently in Science, shows that a biological molecule — DNA — can discern between quantum states known as spin. Caltech researchers build largest biochemical circuit out of …

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