First-ever electric nanomotor made from DNA material
Research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jul 31
Vikings weren’t all Scandinavian, according to DNA evidence
Cutting-edge DNA sequencing of more than 400 Viking skeletons scattered across Europe and Greenland will rewrite the history books.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 31
Scientists rewrite DNA to cure killer heart diseases
An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could be available soon.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 25
New physics law could predict genetic mutations
The new study could have big implications for genome research, evolutionary biology, computing, big data, physics and cosmology.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 12
Researchers studying aging found the Fountain of Youth
As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 3
Scientists engineer synthetic DNA to study genes
Researchers have created artificial Hox genes—which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs—using new synthetic DNA tech
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 21
DNA evidence finds Vikings weren’t all Scandinavian
History books taught us Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid their way across Europe.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 20
Musical rhythm may be genetically inherited, study finds
Moving in time to musical rhythm is so automatic that people are often not conscious of the exquisite coordination that it demands.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 20
Single blood test can detect 50 types of cancer, research finds
Researchers are one step closer to making a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test, that can detect over 50 types of cancer.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12
World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function
Researchers and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 2
Computer display creates colors out of gold and DNA
People say there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but a new technology is turning that idea on its head – using particles of gold.
Joseph Shavit
- May 20
Single Blood Test Can Detect 50 Types of Cancer
Researchers are one step closer to making a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test, that can detect over 50 types of cancer
Joseph Shavit
- May 19
A new era of genome editing has begun
Researchers developed a new gene-editing platform called transcription activator-like effector-linked deaminases, or TALED for short.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 23
Scientists Plan to Store DNA on The Moon!
The ambitious project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 1
Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 11
Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
Scientists debut technology that could turn off SARS-CoV-2 genes, diagnose parasitic infection, and sequence genes faster
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 6
Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days
The diseases covered by the test belong to a class of over 50 diseases caused by unusually-long repetitive DNA sequences in a person’s genes
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 30, 2021
A new plastic made from DNA, biodegradable and easy to recycle
At a time when pollution represents a growing threat to the future of the planet, it is essential to improve our recycling processes.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 10, 2021
Researchers turn on and off genes using CRISPR
Type 1 diabetes and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not “turning on” and “turning off" as they should.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 23, 2021
'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
In this new study, we've shown that you can use light instead of DNA to define plant populations, at a similar level of detail.