DNA

Shall I Encode Thee In DNA? Sonnets Stored On Double Helix

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:37:00 +0000

English critic Samuel Johnson once said of William Shakespeare "that his drama is the mirror of life." Now the Bard's words have been translated into life's most basic language. British scientists have stored all 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets on tiny stretches of DNA.

It all started with two men in a pub.

Unwinding the helix: using genetics to treat childhood cancer

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:43:02 +0000

Pediatric leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. There are about 3,000 new cases in the United States every year, typically in children between the ages of four and six.

With treatment, about three-quarters of affected children are able to beat the disease.

But for those with what’s known as “high risk” leukemia, the odds of survival are much worse.

Washington University pediatric oncologist Dr. Todd Druley has been trying to use genetics to understand why some leukemia is so hard to treat. He spoke with St. Louis Public Radio's Véronique LaCapra.

Morning headlines: Monday, March 26, 2012

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:26:04 +0000

Corps plans to hire private companies to restore Birds Point

The corps set off explosions at three spots on the levee last May to relieve pressure on the floodwall in Cairo, Ill.

The Southeast Missourian reports the corps will be looking in the next two weeks for three firms to bid on the projects.

The corps halted its floodway repairs in December after spending $20 million to shore up the levee to 55 feet of flood protection at each of the blasting spots.

Morning headlines: Monday, November 14, 2011

Julie Bierach, The Associated Press and Bill Raack — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:40:31 +0000

Cancer study shows limiting alcohol reduces chances of developing breast cancer

A new study today finds that young women with a family history of breast disease can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by avoiding alcohol. The research, published in the journal "Cancer", looked at more than nine-thousand young women starting in 1996 and tracked them through 2007.

Innocence Project: DNA shows wrongful conviction in 1982 killing of St. Louis woman

Julie Bierach — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:01:12 +0000

Updated 2:37 p.m. with St. Louis Public Radio story.