Artificial Neural Network, Made Out Of DNA

Artificial Neural Network, Made Out Of DNA

Most previous neural networks consisted out of a physically connected network of neural cells. But can a soup of interacting molecules also show brain-like behavior? Apparently, it can. Researchers…
Rewriting The Genetic Code

Rewriting The Genetic Code

Editing DNA holds great promise, but like all new technologies that are still in their infancy, it’s still slow, expensive and hard to use. However, researchers are developing genome-scale editing…
What the experts think about epigenetics

What the experts think about epigenetics

In a letter to Nature, Mark Ptashne, Oliver Hobert, and Eric Davidson question an editorial that appeared in the journal (Nature). The editorial, focused on the International Human Epigenome…
Are Republicans Against Stem Cell Research?

Are Republicans Against Stem Cell Research?

A Democratic president banned the use of federal money for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research, a Republican president restricted federal hESC funding to existing lines and a Democratic…
Blooming Botany (3A)

Blooming Botany (3A)

Botany: A Blooming History And now we come to part three of this series 3. A Hidden World which is the world of the genes. However, this is a massive topic, and I’m going to split into two parts,…