Researcher Photographs DNA Double Helix

Enzo di Fabrizio, a researcher at the University of Genoa for the first time has developed a technique that pulls strands of DNA between two miniscule silicone pillars and then photographs them via an electron microscope.

Meanwhile New Scientist has stated that the technique actually photographs seven strands of DNA wrapped into what's referred to as a "cord." That's because the electrons emitted by the microscope are too powerful to take a picture of a single strand without destroying it.

About DNA Fingerprinting
DNA fingerprinting is a technique which helps forensic scientists and legal experts solve crimes, identity thefts, legal suits and terrorism cases.

But Di Fabrizio said that using a lower-power electron scope could likely solve the problem.

"With improved sample preparation and better imaging resolution, we could directly observe DNA at the level of single bases," Huffingtonpost quoted him as saying.

Source-ANI

Some Cells Keep Trying to Replicate Their DNA
According to new research from USC, certain mutated cells keep trying to replicate their DNA — with disastrous results — even after medications rob them of the raw materials to do so.

DNA Samples Allegedly Prove Bigfoot Had Sex With Human Females
A team of American researchers has claimed that “Bigfoot” was a real creature.

Human Cognition and Diseases may be Better Understood by Analyzing Short DNA Strands in the Genome
New insight into human cognitive function and risk for developing certain neurological diseases can be garnered from short snippets of DNA in the human brain.