DNA particles that mimic viruses hold promise as vaccines - MIT …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Using a DNA-based delivery particle, researchers created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.
DNA | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products. A catalyst tethered by DNA boosts the efficiency of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO, a building block for many chemical compounds. March 27, 2024. Read full story.
Memory-making involves extensive DNA breaking - MIT News
WEBJul 14, 2021 · To provide access to genes needed for the encoding and storage of memories, brain cells snap open their DNA, breaking both strands. A new study finds this happens more extensively than previously realized and it occurs not only in neurons but other supporting cell types.
DNA and Genes - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science
WEBSep 3, 2024 · News and articles about advances in genetic sequencing, genetics and how DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) might be used in the future.
Hidden DNA found in blue whales reveals they've been mating …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · Newly sequenced genomes of blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean contain "unexpectedly high" levels of fin whale DNA, hinting that the two species have been interbreeding much more than previously ...
10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health - Live …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Around 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health.
Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer - MIT News
WEBJun 13, 2024 · In the movie “Jurassic Park,” scientists extracted DNA that had been preserved in amber for millions of years, and used it to create a population of long-extinct dinosaurs. Inspired partly by that film, MIT researchers have developed a glassy, amber-like polymer that can be used for long-term storage of DNA, whether entire human genomes …
DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may have lived as recently as 42,000 years ago.
50,000 'knots' scattered throughout our DNA control gene activity
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The mapping of 50,000 mysterious "knots" in the human genome may someday lead to the development of new cancer drugs, researchers say.
Untangling DNA knots - MIT News
WEBMay 3, 2018 · MIT researchers have discovered the factors that influence how knots travel along a strand of DNA, using technology that allows them to stretch DNA molecules and image the knots’ behavior.