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Archive for October, 2007
PBS Special on Epigenetics
I came across a PBS show that talks about an emerging area of genetics research called epigenetics. Two people (for example, identical twins) can have the same genetic makeup yet be very different. Scientists are discovering that these differences are partially attributable to “epigenetic” changes that don’t physically alter a person’s DNA but change how [...]
Utility for Zipping Files
Most of you have probably heard of “zip” files. When you have large computer files, you can compress them into a smaller size using a zip utility. Basically, this type of utility looks for patterns within the files and then makes the file smaller by not repeating the same patterns over and over. After a [...]
About University of Utah’s Recent Nobel Prize Winner
Today it was announced that Dr. Mario Capecchi, genetic researcher at the University of Utah, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work related to knock-out genes in mice. Basically this means he found a way to modify a mouse’s genetic makeup slightly to see what impact that change has [...]
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