MIT team discovers new DNA modification in bacteria acting as DNA Bookmark
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Albin P.Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 10:45pm
Researchers from MIT have discovered that bacterial genes, known as the dnd gene cluster, gives bacteria the ability to employ DNA modification by adding sulfur to the sugar-phosphate DNA backbone as a phosphorothioate,
The same method used in laboratories worldwide to modify synthetic oligonucleotide.Why would bacteria conserve this system
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DNA Archive™ New Home DNA Storage Option
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Lisa E. L.Posted
Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:02pm
a more modest but reasonable, forward-thinking stocking stuffer: DNA Archive.
This latest offering from DNA Direct is the first home DNA storage that uses laboratory quality technology (Biomatrica’s SampleMatrix ) to preserve DNA in a medium that can be safely stored at room temperature, and easily reconstituted by any testing lab.
Why would you want
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DNA Electronics Partners with Roche to Develop new DNA sequencer
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Jamie C.Posted
Tue 02 Nov 2010 9:30amDNA Electronics, a fabless semiconductor provider of
solutions for real-time DNA and RNA analysis, announced today that it
has entered a partnership with 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company. The
collaboration will focus on the development of a low-cost,
high-throughput, long read, high density DNA sequencing system. As
part of the agreement
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Identification of DNA Sequence Motifs that Suppress the Immune Response to CpG DNA
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nih.govPosted
Mon 14 Jun 2010 5:00pm
comprising mammalian DNA. The sequences of the suppressive motifs claimed in the application comprise multimeric repeats, which have a tendency to form "G-tetrads," which suppress CpG induced immune activation. The inventors have found through in vivo and in vitro experimentation that these suppressive motifs inhibited CpG DNA induced proliferation and cytokine
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Some Soft Drinks May Damage Your DNA
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Albin P.Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 1:34pm
research by a British scientist shows that a preservative used in cold drinks could switch off vital parts of deoxyribonucleicacid (DNA), causing serious damage to cells... University, studied the preservative and found that it could damage an important part of DNA. “These chemicals have the ability to cause severe damage to DNA in the mitochondria
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Some Soft Drinks May Damage Your DNA
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Albin P.Posted
Sun 28 Sep 2008 10:31pm
research by a British scientist shows that a preservative used in cold drinks could switch off vital parts of deoxyribonucleicacid (DNA), causing serious damage to cells... University, studied the preservative and found that it could damage an important part of DNA. “These chemicals have the ability to cause severe damage to DNA in the mitochondria
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