Category Archives: DNA

Jan. 7, 2013 Research findings from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine are shining a light on an important regulatory role performed by the so-called dark matter, or "junk DNA," within each of our genes. The new study reveals snippets of information contained in dark matter that can alter the way a gene is assembled. "These small sequences of genetic information tell the gene how to splice, either by enhancing the splicing process or inhibiting it. The research opens the door for studying the dark matter of genes. And it helps us further understand how mutations or polymorphisms affect the functions of any gene," said study senior author, Zefeng Wang, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology in the UNC School of Medicine and a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study is described in a report published in the January 2013 issue of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. The findings may be viewed in terms of the film industry's editorial process where snippets of celluloid are spliced, while others end up unused on the proverbial cutting room floor. Taken from a DNA point of view, not every piece of it in each human gene encodes … Continue reading →

DNA-Little Mix (Molly cover) DNA!! hope you guys like it:) tried to make it a little futuristic to go along with the track of the song:) http://www.facebook.com/mollyannareinold @mollyanna_ **Watch in HD** By: Molly Anna … Continue reading →

Revealed DNA - The Next Wave The documentary highlights many ways that modern DNA technologies are reshaping peoples' lives. By: akikosa55 … Continue reading →

Improved technology and an expanding DNA database have helped solve thousands of crimes in Texas since the national system was created more than 15 years ago, experts say. At least 643 homicides are among the Texas cases solved with assistance from the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, the San Antonio Express-Newsreported Wednesday. Many of these crimes might never have been solved if not for this database, said Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Registered sex offenders, convicted felons and youths in the Texas juvenile justice system must provide samples. The number of samples of offenders DNA stored in the Texas database has mushroomed to more than 660,000. The more samples in the pool, the greater opportunity for a match, said Skylor Hearn, who oversees the crime lab that manages the states database. There is a degree of recidivism in the criminal world, and were catching up to them. Texas averaged about 200 matches annually during the first five years after the national database was created in 1996. That number rose to an average 1,000 hits annually for the next 10 years, records show. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston uses computer automation … Continue reading →