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A New Artificial DNA Base Pair Works Inside Biological Systems

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different chemical force than natural genetic material. While the common natural DNA ...
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Study finds 1 DNA-letter change can trigger sex reversal in mice

One extra letter of DNA. That was all it took to override an entire chromosome’s worth of instructions and turn a female ...

Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too

Now, following up on that success, a large Chinese collaboration has followed up with a description of an improved gene ...
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Artificial DNA base pair developed based on halogen bonds

A research team at the University of Cologne has developed an artificial DNA base pair that works according to a new chemical principle. In contrast to natural bases, the novel artificial base pairs ...