Monthly Archives: January 2014
Mind & body
Running with genetic scissors: how a breakthrough technology works
Biochemist Jennifer Doudna, who discovered a revolutionary gene snipping technique that is having a major impact on genetics and gene therapy, has discovered the source of the technique's amazing efficiency and specificity. She and Samuel Sternberg discovered that the molecular scissors, adapted from bacteria, home in on bits of DNA unique to higher organisms.
Campus & community
A Campanile milestone: sky-high banquet
Campus & community