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Four-stranded DNA seen in human cells
By Jess Devonport, Marketing and Communications Officer at the Society of Biology 2013 is the 60th anniversary of Watson and Crick’s famous paper describing the helical structure of DNA. The Society of Biology plans to celebrate this landmark discovery with a series of genetics themed events and activities, called Genetics: where have we come from … Continue reading
Categories: Latest research, Royal Society of Biology
Tags: biochemistry, Biosciences, cancer, genetics, molecular biology, new research
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A colour change for laboratory mice
Mice are the most widely-studied mammalian model organism, but not all lab mice are alike. Most varieties, or strains, of mice used in science originate from mice kept as pets by enthusiasts at the end of the 19th century. Scientists in many fields such as immunology prefer to work using a strain called C57BL/6 (known … Continue reading
Categories: Animal research
Tags: animal research, biology, Black 6, genetics, lab mice, stem cells
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