Jan 3, 2025 · DNA particles that mimic viruses hold promise as vaccines. Using a DNA-based scaffold carrying viral proteins, researchers created a vaccine that provokes a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2. January 30, 2024. Read full story →

Jan 30, 2024 · Using a virus-like delivery particle made from DNA, researchers from MIT and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard have created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine, which has been tested in mice, consists of a DNA scaffold that carries many copies of a viral antigen.

Jan 14, 2025 · News and articles about advances in genetic sequencing, genetics and how DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) might be used in the future. ... A DNA sequence is a specific lineup of chemical base pairs ...

Jul 14, 2021 · To provide access to genes needed for the encoding and storage of memories, brain cells snap open their DNA, breaking both strands. A new study finds this happens more extensively than previously realized and it occurs not only …

Jan 5, 2025 · More shared DNA generally indicates a closer relationship; for example, a parent and their child will share around 47.5% to 50% of their DNA, while grandparents and grandchildren, aunts and uncles ...

Feb 5, 2024 · Around 3.5% of the group's DNA came from fin whales on average. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.

Jun 13, 2024 · Capturing DNA. DNA, a very stable molecule, is well-suited for storing massive amounts of information, including digital data. Digital storage systems encode text, photos, and other kind of information as a series of 0s and 1s. This same information can be encoded in DNA using the four nucleotides that make up the genetic code: A, T, G, and C.

Mar 8, 2024 · DNA storage is also much more expensive to manufacture. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.

May 17, 2024 · For example, a 2020 study published in the journal Nature found that Neanderthal DNA on chromosome 3, which is carried by 16% of Europeans and 50% of South Asians, is associated with an increased ...

Apr 17, 2024 · Denisovan-derived DNA within a gene called NKX6-1 was associated with the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and within the gene POLR3E, it was tied to height, the authors found.