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Scientists uncover DNA’s hidden geometric memory code

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our ...
Kaleido Scope

What is DNA, and why it’s a key to understanding life, health, and disease: UAB experts explain how our DNA shapes who we are

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...
Time

Second Code Uncovered Inside the DNA

Scientists have marveled at the ingenuity of the DNA code since it was first deciphered in the early sixties, but now it appears that there is much more to it than previously known. A research team at ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It’s Drastically Different From Anything Found in Nature

An illustration of E. coli. Scientists have been racing to shrink the genetic code of this bacterium. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The DNA of nearly all life on Earth is made ...
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Cannabis Use Is Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Scientists Discovered

Multiple epigenetic changes associated with cannabis use had previously been linked to things like cellular proliferation, hormone signaling, infections, neurological disorders like schizophrenia and ...

Humans 'could live for hundreds of years' as scientists crack DNA code

Scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal - the bowhead whale. It can live for more than 200 years ...