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What does DNA stand for? What to know about deoxyribonucleic acid and its function.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIn our bodies, there are trillions of cells. From white blood cells to skin cells, each type has its...
Clever DNA tricks
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes once and only once, or chaos would ensue. How do they do it? Key controls happen well before...
Abilene students learn to isolate DNA
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, Kan. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 25—Students in Shannon Heintz's advanced biology class at Abilene High School recently learned how to isolate their DNA from their cheek cells. They then inserted that DNA into pendants ...
These tiny worms are no match for carnivorous fungi
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn aquatic nematode living in pond water among cyanobacteria. The small worms are sometimes trapped and eaten by carnivorous fungi. If nematodes have...
What is Li-Fraumeni syndrome? Symptoms, treatments and coping with '90% cancer risk'
Yahoo Life UK· 5 months agoLi-Fraumeni syndrome. (Yahoo Life UK) While Li-Fraumeni syndrome only affects a small number of...
Faulty gene likely to be cause of severe learning difficulties, study finds
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA faulty gene is likely to be responsible for many severe learning difficulties, scientists believe...
What Is Muscular Dystrophy?
Health via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMuscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness that gets worse over time. About 250,000 people in the United States have some...
