In the last few decades, non-coding DNA has been a hot topic of discussion and debate within the scientific community. In this blog, we decode the mysteries of non-coding DNA, unveiling their genetic significance beyond the “junk” label. Figure from: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/17/junk-dna-the-98-of-the-human-genome-that-does-not-encode-proteins-is-often-called-useless-but-the-reality-is-more-complicated/ The discovery of…
Your DNA is a fundamental part of who you are. Unless you have an identical twin (and possibly not even then), it is incredibly unlikely that anyone else has, or will ever have, the same DNA sequence as you. As such, when you provide your DNA for research, or to…
In this post Robert Chapman [PhD student at Goldsmiths, University of London] contemplates what the future holds for the long-awaited genetic revolution.
Behavioural problems in childhood, such as anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, and conduct disorder are common. In the US, the likelihood of having one or more such problems is greater than 1 in 10. Our recent study asked to what extent individual differences in behaviour problems can be explained by differences in…
A book about how James Watson and his sidekick Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize. Also there was Maurice Wilkins. Oh – and some woman who wouldn’t wear lipstick (but was handy with a camera).
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