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Hacking biology - synthetic DNA and experimental evolution
Hacking biology - synthetic DNA and experimental evolution
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2012
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Podcast episode
Description
Every biology student is familiar with DNA - the ladder-like blueprint of life built on a backbone of the sugar deoxyribose. Scientists are now hacking this structure to make entirely new DNA-like molecules built on different sugar skeletons, opening an exciting new world of synthetic genetics. Plus, we find out what happens when music has sex, discover why the X chromosome is more than just a number, and our gene of the month is the unfortunate Ken and Barbie.
Released:
Jul 13, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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