Matthew Cobb, science author and Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, has been re-evaluating the role of Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA.
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Syabira Yusoff: How an edible DNA double helix bake helped to win the Great British Bake Off
2022 Great British Bakeoff winner Syabira Yusoff shares her love of genetics, and what went into her eye-catching edible DNA sculpture.
The Story of PCR
It’s hard to overstate the transformation that PCR brought to the world of molecular biology and biomedical research. Suddenly, researchers could amplify and study DNA in a way that had been simply impossible before, kickstarting the genetic revolution that’s still going strong today. But where did this revolutionary technology come from?
The Bird Poop Revolution
How bird poop fuelled an agricultural revolution and led to the discovery of the first nucleotide: guanine.
From poop to pus - the discovery of DNA
The hunt for the building blocks of life involved soiled bandages, a hundred kilos of cow pancreas and a lot of heartache.
Nuclear nucleotides
There are far more than four letters in the genetic alphabet. Starting with experiments at a nuclear research facility in the 1940s, we now know of more than 150 modified nucleotides, hugely extending the biological information inside cells.
Double (Helix) Trouble
What did Watson and Crick discover? Rosalind Franklin’s notes…
Nobel viruses
It may sound strange, but a chicken virus has won three Nobel prizes. Not bad work for a tiny bag of genes loitering on the edge of life.