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Mitochondria are flinging their DNA into our brain cells

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A new study finds that mitochondria in our brain cells frequently fling their DNA into the cells' nucleus, where the mitochondrial DNA integrates into chromosomes, possibly causing harm.

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Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer

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With their 'T-REX' method, researchers developed a glassy, amber-like polymer that can be used for long-term storage of DNA, such as entire human genomes or digital files such as photos.

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Cracking the code of life: new AI model learns DNA's hidden language

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With GROVER, a new large language model trained on human DNA, researchers could now attempt to decode the complex information hidden in our genome. GROVER treats human DNA as a text, learning its rules and context to draw functional information about the DNA sequences.

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DNA tech offers both data storage and computing functions

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Researchers have demonstrated a technology capable of a suite of data storage and computing functions -- repeatedly storing, retrieving, computing, erasing or rewriting data -- that uses DNA rather than conventional electronics. Previous DNA data storage and computing technologies could complete some but not all of these tasks.

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DNA origami folded into tiny motor

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The science team designed a turbine engineered from DNA that is powered by hydrodynamic flow inside a nanopore, a nanometer-sized hole in a membrane of solid-state silicon nitride. Scientists have created a working nanoscale electomotor.

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Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry

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A tiny, four-fingered 'hand' folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to infect them, researchers report.

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Researchers flip genes on and off with AI-designed DNA switches

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Researchers have used artificial intelligence to design thousands of new DNA switches that can precisely control the expression of a gene in different cell types.

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