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Entries from September 18th, 2008

Liquid Crystals Stand up for DNA Detection

September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Chemistry

Scientists have discovered liquid crystals that reveal subtle sequence altercations. This discovery can lead to cheap and portable alternatives to the current analytical detectors. The liquid crystals naturally align themselves perpendicular to a substance-coated glass following the addition of DNA. This might lead to how DNA mutates. For more information click here. The discovery is [...]

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