PLOS: DNA Science

JUNE 22, 2023

A “DNA damage checkpoint” rests the cell cycle while special proteins repair damaged DNA. The candidate drug, vorasidenib, is a small molecule that inhibits survivin. I visited Erin Zammett Ruddy at the headquarters of Glamour magazine in Manhattan, where she was an editor.

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Codon

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Some scientists even think it had a virus defense system; “researchers say LUCA likely housed 19 CRISPR genes, which bacteria use to slice up viral threats,” reports Quanta Magazine. DNA and RNA molecules are also built from exclusively right-handed nucleic acids.

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Codon

MAY 30, 2023

This week: A way to measure a transgene’s expression in the brain using ultrasound, a DNA sequencing method that uses 1000x less reagents, and base editors get even smaller. An engineered version of this protein can convert DNA bases with efficiencies up to 92%. so this Digest will be published more irregularly.

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Codon

MAY 30, 2023

This week: A way to measure a transgene’s expression in the brain using ultrasound, a DNA sequencing method that uses 1000x less reagents, and base editors get even smaller. An engineered version of this protein can convert DNA bases with efficiencies up to 92%. so this Digest will be published more irregularly.

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Codon

MARCH 26, 2023

Link A DNA tumor virus globally reprograms host 3D genome architecture to achieve immortal growth. Link *Design of Four Small-Molecule-Inducible Systems in the Yeast Chromosome, Applied to Optimize Terpene Biosynthesis. Link DNA storage in thermoresponsive microcapsules for repeated random multiplexed data access.

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Codon

APRIL 16, 2023

Short DNA strands were discovered that can specifically and tightly bind to zinc and cadmium ions. Perhaps there is now a way to use DNA to extract metals: You could fuse the DNA strands to an antibody, coat them onto electronics, and then use a column to isolate the DNA:metal compounds? coli DNA using a Retro-Cascorder.

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