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DNA Fountain enables a robust and efficient storage architecture

DNA Fountain enables a robust and efficient storage architecture DNA has the potential to provide large-capacity information storage. However, current methods have only been able to use a fraction of the theoretical maximum. Erlich and Zielinski present a method, DNA Fountain, which approaches the theoretical maximum for information stored per nucleotide. They demonstrated efficient encoding of information—including a full computer operating system—into DNA that could be retrieved at scale after multiple rounds of polymerase chain reaction. http://ow.ly/trpi309Yo38

The New Science of Team Chemistry

"I tried to find a neurological answer. I spent two years studying the literature and found, over and over, that four biological systems—dopamine/norepinephrine, serotonin, testosterone, and estrogen/oxytocin—are each linked to a particular suite of personality traits. I found this in research not only on humans but also on doves, lizards, and monkeys." Dr. Helen Fisher

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These tattoos conduct electricity to turn you into a basic cyborg. http://ow.ly/uTKh30a3niK

DNA could store all of the world's data in one room

DNA could store all of the world's data in one room Humanity has a data storage problem: More data were created in the past 2 years than in all of preceding history. And that torrent of information may soon outstrip the ability of hard drives to capture it. Now, researchers report that they’ve come up with a new way to encode digital data in DNA to create the highest-density large-scale data storage scheme ever invented. http://ow.ly/KmBn309YnPi

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DNA Analysis Reveals History of Australian Migration - March 09, 2017

DNA Analysis Reveals History of Australian Migration This family tree’s roots run deep. A new analysis of Aboriginal DNA has not only confirmed that humans have inhabited the continent for 50,000 years, but that modern indigenous Australians are all descended from a single group thought to have walked from New Guinea, which was then part of the same landmass. The variety of Aboriginal cultures and languages had led some to believe that diverse populations must have settled at different times, but DNA suggests that one group colonized the entire country within about 2,000 years of its arrival. http://ow.ly/BlJH309OJkc

Structure of DNA

Structure of DNA The discovery of DNA structure by James Watson and Francis Crick in the year 1953 is one of the most revolutionary scientific discoveries to date. However, the research leading to the discovery of nucleic acid structure started several years previously and involved many different researchers across the world. http://ow.ly/lJDF309OIEU

Shall we synthesize a human genome?

Shall we synthesize a human genome?

Building on the foundations of innovation

Building on the foundations of innovation Spotlight on innovation highlights biases against women in science; finding teachers to nurture students who are future scientists/engineers; good reasons for technology transfer; understanding the next industrial revolution http://ow.ly/5PHg309OIJi

DNA reveals what Neanderthals ate – and how they self-medicated

DNA reveals what Neanderthals ate – and how they self-medicated What exactly did Neanderthals eat to survive? The answer varies wildly depending on where they lived, and a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature reveals vivid new details about the dietary habits of our distant, prehistoric cousins. It also found evidence that Neanderthals figured out how to medicate their illnesses and injuries with substances found in nature. http://ow.ly/cK27309OJe2

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