Meselson & Stahl, The Semi-Conservative Replication of DNA In 1958, Matthew Meselson and Frank Stahl published the “most beautiful experiment”, where they demonstrated that DNA undergoes semi-conservative replication. In this video, we describe the experiments that lead to this discovery and why understanding how DNA replicates is so important. This video is a complement to…
The Cat Who Broke his Sweet Tooth
Exploring taste receptors in cats and humans. In collaboration with Carry The One Radio, we have produced a short video explaining why cats cannot taste sweet foods. Learn what cats and dolphins have in common that makes them fundamentally different from humans when it comes to taste and food preferences. Listen to short interviews with…
Our Genome in a Circle
Advanced genetics topic: Learn a new way of visualizing complex genetic patterns using Circos. Thanks to this method, it is easy to compare patterns of genomic changes in health and disease to decipher clues such as driver mutations in cancer development. This video was produced in collaboration with SeventyK.
Colon Cancer: Signed, Sealed, Resected
Discovering the genetic clues within colorectal cancers. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. It can be lethal if the tumors come back after surgery, which we call relapse. Scientists have looked at the tumor DNA to discover clues that can predict the likelihood of colorectal cancer relapse after surgery. Find out…
He’s Got His Father’s Eyes and His Mother’s Mutations
Discovering an important source of genetic variation. This great article reveals new insights into the origin of our genetic variation: What makes us different from our parents and neighbors and what does this mean for our health? Original Article: Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk. Kong et…