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First step to untangle DNA: capture gyrase like a lasso ropes cattle

Apr 16, 2024 DNA, DNA gyrase, Research, supercoiled DNA, untangling DNA

Researchers visualize in atomic detail the first step of the mechanism that prompts DNA gyrase for resolving DNA entanglements.

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KLF4 displays novel mechanism for influencing gene expression

Sep 30, 2021 biomolecular condensate, DNA, gene expression, KLF4, methylation, Research, zinc fingers

KLF4 can cause DNA to condense into a separate liquid phase that recruits other factors that contribute to gene expression.

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Genetic surveillance: Is our most sensitive information secure?

Aug 2, 2021 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, DNA, ethics, Genetics, surveillance

Exploring why genetic surveillance is not science fiction, but rather a reality of the modern era.

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Another sibling at 65? DNA testing is redefining the modern family

Dec 7, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, DNA, Dr. Thomas Wheeler, family, Sperm Donor

I remember the day well. It was a Sunday afternoon several months ago when I received this text from my oldest daughter – “I think

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Conspiracy theories: Bigfoot, UFOs, and … genomics?

Sep 7, 2018 Angela Villanueva, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Conspiracy Theories, DNA

Information is powerful. It can influence beliefs and behaviors. Conspiracy theories, like those about Bigfoot and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), are a form of information

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When DNA ancestry tests reveal something surprising

Jun 29, 2018 Ancestry, DNA, genetic testing, Stacey Pereira

“Hey, we’re half French,” was the text from my brother a couple of months ago, accompanying a screenshot of his Ancestry.com results. I found this

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Genealogical websites and the future of catching criminals

May 3, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, Citizen Science, DNA, Genetic Privacy, Mary Anderlik Majumder

Last week, a suspect in California’s notorious Golden State Killer cases was captured after decades in hiding. In the end, Joseph James DeAngelo, a former

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CRISPR: A democratizing technology calls for democratic dialogue

Apr 27, 2018 CRISPR/Cas9, Deliberative Engagement, DNA, Dr. Christopher Scott, health policy

By now, you may have read stories about a gene editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9. CRISPR is poised to revolutionize the biological sciences because it’s the

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

Jun 16, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

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The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes

Apr 23, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, DNA, Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, Genetics, National Human Genome Research Institute

The Human Genome Project was one of the great scientific achievements in history—an international research effort to sequence and map the human genome. In 1998,

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