DNA

James Watson, discoverer of the structure of DNA. Illustration: depositphotos.com

James Watson, one of the pioneers in discovering the structure of DNA – and the controversial figure behind the “double helix” – has died

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Nobel laureate James Watson has died at the age of 97; along with his seminal contribution to uncovering the structure of DNA with Francis Crick, new historical research highlights Rosalind Franklin’s central role – and
epigenetics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Breakthrough in epigenetics research: DNA methylation mapping reveals hidden genetic switches

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New Hebrew University research maps for the first time the differences in maternal and paternal DNA coding in the body's cells, providing new insights into genetic control, parental inheritance, and the impact of genetic diseases
Lung cancer. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Research at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion paves the way for innovative lung cancer treatment

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Rosalind Franklin during her stay in France. Photo: from Wikipedia

New findings on Rosalind Franklin's role in discovering the structure of DNA

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An article published in Nature details Franklin's part in discovering the "backbone" of the DNA molecule. However, due to the competition between the groups, she avoided publishing a large part of them herself, as well as Watson and Crick
The scroll of Isaiah. Photo: Shai Halevi, Antiquities Authority

Put together the puzzle of the hidden scrolls using the DNA of the animals from whose skins the cards were made

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Illustration: pixabay.

When the genetic messenger discovers independence

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Image: pixabay.com.

Computing with DNA strands

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crime scene. Source: Jobs For Felons Hub / flickr.

Caution: DNA may incriminate the innocent

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Nano robots treat a cancer cell. Illustration: shutterstock

Nanomachines for disease diagnosis

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The DNA code. Image: shutterstock

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 – Part 3: Modritz discovered the DNA repair mechanisms

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Cutting and repairing a damaged base. Illustration: Nobel Prize website

Thomas Lindahl, one of the winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: "Life exists - therefore DNA must be repairable" (part 1)

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common denominator at the cell level. Embryonic (A) and evolutionary (B) development. Illustration courtesy of the Technion

Evolution between the layers

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TNA molecule. A candidate as an alternative to RNA in pre-cellular life

Strange cousins: Molecular alternatives to DNA and RNA provide new insight into the origin of life

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Illustration of the crystal lattice created by Sung Yong Park. Illustration: Adolf Lachman

A complex structure of gold particles, DNA and viruses

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From the right: Dr. Oleg Raitskin, Dr. Eyal Kimchi, Prof. Yosef Sperling and Prof. Ruth Sperling.

Copy quality control

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Artist's impression of a DNA transition in a graphene nanogate

DNA scanning using graphene nano-nozzles

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A revolution in information technology inspired by DNA

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Part of IBM's DNA transistor simulated on IBM's Blue Gene supercomputer

IBM will develop a genetic identification system for the pharmaceutical company Roche by transferring DNA through a silicon chip

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Tensegrity built with rods and strips

Nanodevices that move and change their shape on demand

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Accumulations of four p53 molecules on target sites of the attached type (left) and the separated type (right). DNA is colored in blue, p53 pairs in light blue and green, zinc ions in purple

The secret quartet

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A US Army forensic scientist handles evidence in a DNA extraction lab

The DNA of freedom

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Drosophila melanogaster - say from now on: Sophophora melanogaster. Photography: André Karwath aka

A proposal to reorganize the fruit fly genus - Drosophila may remove its most famous member

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Right: Dr. Sena Shilstein, Prof. Amos Barskin, Dr. Rachel Chetzik and Marco Cortezi. Photo: Weizmann Institute

What can be learned from scanning small details in the vast genetic deserts

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Development in the understanding of DNA replication and transcription

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

DNA for the purification of carbon nanotubes

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Completion of gaps in DNA is based on cooperation between two enzymes

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Stem cells were made from human hair

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Researchers from the Hebrew University measured for the first time the electronic structure of individual DNA molecules

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Gene control, not everything is important

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Weizmann Institute scientists discovered a genetic security mechanism that prevents the outbreak of mutations

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Life as an improvisation

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An aid delegation from the proper strand was stationed in the affected area

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The DNA code repairs itself

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