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Category: Genetics

CRISPRmas!

December 2, 2020

What’s CRISPR? Put simply, it’s the next revolution in genetics, and a technology that is and will continue to change our world. … More CRISPRmas!

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Anti-ageing, cancer and more!

June 3, 2019

The role telomerase and your telomeres play in the processes of ageing and in cancerous cells and what modern medical research is doing! … More Anti-ageing, cancer and more!

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Saturday at the World Science Festival Brisbane

March 23, 2019

Here’s a look at the different events on Saturday: food security and gene editing with a bit of everything else in-between! … More Saturday at the World Science Festival Brisbane

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Friday at the World Science Festival Brisbane!

March 22, 2019

I’m here at the World Science Festival Brisbane … and it’s awesomely amazing, full of nerdiness, and a lot of fun! … More Friday at the World Science Festival Brisbane!

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Crash Course in Genetics: Is it all in the DNA?

December 17, 2018

Only 1-2% of our DNA actually directly codes for protein and the rest was considered to be junk …. until fairly recently. … More Crash Course in Genetics: Is it all in the DNA?

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Crash Course in Genetics: Genotype vs Phenotype

December 10, 2018

Your genes vs your actual characteristics.

Confused? Is there a difference? Read on to find out … More Crash Course in Genetics: Genotype vs Phenotype

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Crash Course in Genetics: Inheritance

December 3, 2018

Why are you the way you are? You might have your father’s eyes, hair and personality, but be the height and build of your mother, or something a little bit different from either. It comes down largely to genetic inheritance … More Crash Course in Genetics: Inheritance

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Crash Course in Genetics: The crisis in defining genes

November 26, 2018

A gene has been traditionally defined as a section of DNA that codes for a protein or function, but modern science brings this belief into question. … More Crash Course in Genetics: The crisis in defining genes

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Crash Course in Genetics: What is a gene?

November 19, 2018

What is a gene? Well … it’s complicated. There’s DNA and base pairs and proteins and some changes in what scientists actually think about it. … More Crash Course in Genetics: What is a gene?

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Arwen Nugteren

Arwen Nugteren

Hi! I love science, learning and writing. I'm blogging at Scientia Potentia Est about interesting science and post a daily science facts on my Facebook page! Have fun reading.

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