The family of Laocoön entwined in coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.

Introducing Nucleon DNA extraction kit : for faster and safer extraction of DNA / from Scotlab.

Pure DNA : improve your DNA purification with centrifugal devices from Millipore : Amicon bioseparations / Millipore.

Scotlab for nucleon extraction kits : the original now also the yeast genomic and Y.A.C. DNA / Scotlab.

Molecular biology products / WAK-Chemie Medical GmbH.

DNA 50 : Four plus : writing DNA / Wellcome Trust TwoTen Gallery.

Anglo-American research on the human genome, represented by Uncle Sam and John Bull knitting DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.

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<p>The first in a two-part series in which genetist and science journalist Adam Rutherford looks in depth at DNA. In this part, Rutherford looks back in time and discovers how DNA reveals the story of our evolution. He visits Iceland and sees the hot springs which have clues to the start of life. The DNA of archea, a simple microbial cell-like being, shares many similar genes. Dr Steve Jones explains the differences in genetic theory between the 'creeps' and the 'jerks' in evolution, whether evolution happen gradually or in leaps. Dr Nick Jones explains how leaps may have happened and how archea and bacteria combined. Next, the evolutional history of veterbrates is looked at. Amphioxus, a small invetebrate worm, holds the secret: when its genome was mapped, it was discovered that the human genome contains four identifiable sequences from the amphioxus. Rutherford explains how some genes become 'fossilised'; for example, aspects of the sense of smell which in humans have become 'mothballed'. Rutherford visits Hydrabad in India to see Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in order to discover whether his DNA reveals anything about his ancestry. In fact due to centuries of marriage within the caste system, a genetic variation has arisen where Vicears from the merchant class are unable to recover quickly from a commonly used anaesthetic. In India, people are screened before operations take place.</p>

The gene code. Part 1, The code of life.

Laboratory notebooks, correspondence and other papers of Gerard R. Wyatt, related to his research on nucleic acids, including DNA, between 1949 and 1955.

Wyatt, Gerard R. (1925-)

Repair of DNA lesions introduced by N-nitroso compounds / edited by Bjørnar Myrnes and Hans Krokan.

<p>Julian Richards presents a programme which examines new evidence, from Sardinia and Italy, which suggest that an epidemic of Malaria in 5th Century Italy, was a major factor in the fall of Rome.</p>

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The gene code. Part 1, The code of life.

Wyatt, Gerard R. (1925-)

Repair of DNA lesions introduced by N-nitroso compounds / edited by Bjørnar Myrnes and Hans Krokan.

Malaria and the fall of Rome.

Owning the genome : a moral analysis of DNA patenting / David B. Resnik.

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The gene code. Part 1, The code of life.

Wyatt, Gerard R. (1925-)

Repair of DNA lesions introduced by N-nitroso compounds / edited by Bjørnar Myrnes and Hans Krokan.

Malaria and the fall of Rome.

Owning the genome : a moral analysis of DNA patenting / David B. Resnik.

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