Tag Archives: Genetics

Arsenic-Eating Fern Hints at Cleanup Solutions

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rberkowitz

The Chinese brake fern’s genes let it safely store the poison. Continue reading →

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Synthetic Biology Research Campaign sheds light on productivity in cyanobacteria.

Posted on October 3, 2017 by rberkowitz

Research program leads to practically useful and fundamentally interesting knowledge about how to genetically optimize cyanobacteria for increased biomass production. Continue reading →

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Designer DNA: Computational tools for mapping out synthetic nucleic acids

Posted on October 2, 2017 by rberkowitz

Some of the tools available to synthetic biologists for gleaning function from sequence, predicting protein structure, reducing synthesis errors, and designing complex systems. Continue reading →

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Cream of the Crop: Top-Tier Publications from 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by rberkowitz

Research at DOE Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory featured in Science, Nature and PNAS journals. Continue reading →

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The Selfish Gene

Posted on November 12, 2010 by rberkowitz

It’s the ultimate self-portrait: Send off your DNA, and get back a work of art based on your unique genetic sequence. Continue reading →

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