Using DNA As a Memory Drive
Scientists have successfully encoded a simple movie in bacteria DNA, and played it back. Using DNA for data storage is not as crazy as it sounds...
A New Kind of DNA Evidence
Should familial DNA be used in forensic investigations? How it works -- and some of the potential problems with the practice.
How Francis Crick Almost Didn’t Make His Huge DNA Discovery
British physicist-turned-biologist Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA 100 years ago. Crick had a convoluted route to this important discovery.
Who Needs Mitochondria Anyway?
Mitochondria was once thought to be an integral part of all complex organisms. Then this organism was discovered.
DNA Law and Order: Logging Edition
Illegal logging is pervasive across the globe, occurring anywhere there are exploitable forests. The resulting timber is illicitly traded and ...
She Has Your Eyes. And Your Gut Bacteria’s Genome!
Upending our entire understanding of inheritance, an infant can apparently inherit genes directly from her mother’s bacteria.