[News] DNA Photographed for the First Time

[AngryRock]

DNA Directly Photographed for First Time

Fifty-nine years after James Watson and Francis Crick deduced the double-helix structure of DNA, a scientist has captured the first direct photograph of the twisted ladder that props up life.
Enzo Di Fabrizio, a physics professor at the Magna Graecia University in Catanzaro, Italy, snapped the picture using an electron microscope.
Previously, scientists had only seen DNA's structure indirectly. The double-corkscrew form was first discovered using a technique called X-ray crystallography, in which a material's shape is reconstructed based on how X-rays bounce after they collide with it.

So it turns out they were correct in the double-helix of DNA. This is an amazing accomplishment. So this begs a good question. What might be the next thing in science to be proven fact(In 50 years)?

['Nāpalm]

cool bro... that is sick

[Yusuke Urameshi]

I may be uneducated, but what's this do for science really?

[kc8]

i just learned this yesteraday in science

[DeadManWonderLand]

I may be uneducated, but what's this do for science really?

A multitude of things.If we can unravel the mystery of DNA which this project and the one they dubbed encode are working on then we could eventually clone perfect copies of ourselves and wipe out disease and unlock are past.Not to mention the modifications to out bodies we could be turned into super humans or maybe have out life expanded

[Yusuke Urameshi]

A multitude of things.If we can unravel the mystery of DNA which this project and the one they dubbed encode are working on then we could eventually clone perfect copies of ourselves and wipe out disease and unlock are past.Not to mention the modifications to out bodies we could be turned into super humans or maybe have out life expanded

Exactly why I dislike science. Humans are made to live and then die. We shouldn't tamper with that.

[lubricati0n]

Exactly why I dislike science. Humans are made to live and then die. We shouldn't tamper with that.

I also disagree with this cloning shit, but to dislike science in general because of it is silly.

[Anorien16]

Exactly why I dislike science. Humans are made to live and then die. We shouldn't tamper with that.

Dont worry current technology is millenniums away to stop death (if ever possible) . . . only thing we can do is eliminate disease and expand our lifespan to its maximum potential.

If u hate such cures try saying that to person with cancer or parents with terminally ill infant....... u might get an answer to your face.

I also disagree with this cloning shit, but to dislike science in general because of it is silly.

Poe? If not, FYI cloning doesn't necessarily mean creating sentient beings, it can mean creating various forms of tissues from cells. Basically it will eliminate the need of organ donors: A person with liver damage can get liver cells etc

Also how is science silly?

On Topic:

Well in 50 years we may:
1. Find a good source of alternate energy..... we need it desperately.
2. Prove macro evolution....... work underway......
3. Reach the pinnacle of Virtual reality . . . . that wld be cool
etc

[YowYan]

Now, if we can come up with some actual methods to use our 'junk dna' and activate it.. it might turn out into triple-helix dna!!! :o

[Wesobi]

Quite interesting really. I'm surely hoping this will help them in further investigating the cloning of various organs and perhaps even limbs. Would be a nice breakthrough for science and people in general.

What would I like to see in 50 years, ... Well, as said before, a source of clean(er)/endless energy would be nice. If put to good (read: NON-DESTRUCTIVE) use.

[Zetsuen]

This is really amazing

[AngryRock]

Now, if we can come up with some actual methods to use our 'junk dna' and activate it.. it might turn out into triple-helix dna!!! :o

Junk DNA has been proved untrue by many scientists. It was a term used a long time ago to describe DNA they had yet to figure out what they were.

[Germanicus]

A lot of credit isn't being given here to how much understanding completely our genetic material (DNA) could be used to cure diseases which result from mutations in the amino acid sequences of the double helix which prevent them from functioning properly. For example, most cancers are caused from defects or damages in coding sequences. If we understand our DNA more, we can treat the DNA base sequences directly in an effort to cure cancer. That's just an example.

Thanks for sharing the picture, by the way. We actually just got through the genetics chapter in my Bio class, so I find this more interesting right now.

[Ritsu]

Dont worry current technology is millenniums away to stop death (if ever possible) . . . only thing we can do is eliminate disease and expand our lifespan to its maximum potential.

If u hate such cures try saying that to person with cancer or parents with terminally ill infant....... u might get an answer to your face.



Poe? If not, FYI cloning doesn't necessarily mean creating sentient beings, it can mean creating various forms of tissues from cells. Basically it will eliminate the need of organ donors: A person with liver damage can get liver cells etc

Also how is science silly?

On Topic:

Well in 50 years we may:
1. Find a good source of alternate energy..... we need it desperately.
2. Prove macro evolution....... work underway......
3. Reach the pinnacle of Virtual reality . . . . that wld be cool
etc

She/he didn't say science was silly. The user said "disliking science in general because of cloning is silly". :y

[Ldude]

She/he didn't say science was silly. The user said "disliking science in general because of cloning is silly". :y

Someone else said it was. I think he was responding to that guy who hates science.

[Valen]

Cloning... Edo Tensei!

[-Severus Snape-]

Nice, I think it would be interesting what parts of the DNA are responsible for certain functions...

[Sanguis]

Exactly why I dislike science. Humans are made to live and then die. We shouldn't tamper with that.

I never knew there was a rule book that stated what humans can and cannot do, and what is right and what is wrong.

[Anorien16]

Someone else said it was. I think he was responding to that guy who hates science.

Yeah, sorry i phased the sentence wrong....... i wanted to ask the guy who hated science was a poe.... then i elaborated on a common misconception about cloning.

[AngryRock]

Yeah, sorry i phased the sentence wrong....... i wanted to ask the guy who hated science was a poe.... then i elaborated on a common misconception about cloning.

What are the misconceptions about cloning?

[Anorien16]

What are the misconceptions about cloning?

Well i dont know about you but many people i have met thinks cloning is growing humans or other animals in a tube or usually related to embryo, and thus immoral ....... actually cloning can also refer to growing various tissues for implantation and according to recent development it can be done using bone marrow instead embryo......

[Shinobi Train]

That's one heck of a camera. I hope they have it in HD.

Things I'd like to see in the next 50 years? Retinal displays. Like having video in your eye, and audio could just be in your ears for that matter. They're already working on it but it would be really nice to just get rid of these monitors. This would also cure blindness I'd imagine, if they can put a display in your eye it wouldn't be that much harder to just fix one's eyesight. Of course, the eye is the most complex thing in the body, so none of this would be easy.

I certainly wouldn't want to be the first to test it though. You know that shit's gonna' be buggy as hell, I can't imagine how many things could go wrong.

A lot of credit isn't being given here to how much understanding completely our genetic material (DNA) could be used to cure diseases which result from mutations in the amino acid sequences of the double helix which prevent them from functioning properly. For example, most cancers are caused from defects or damages in coding sequences. If we understand our DNA more, we can treat the DNA base sequences directly in an effort to cure cancer. That's just an example.

Thanks for sharing the picture, by the way. We actually just got through the genetics chapter in my Bio class, so I find this more interesting right now.

Or you could just smoke marijuana, I here it prevents cancer if consumed daily. We can't study it properly yet because of it's current state of illegalness. The irony is that they give it to cancer patients...too late, should have been using it previously.

[Phail]

Wow look.
The solution to famine, poverty, and just generally the answer to all our problems.

[AngryRock]

Well i dont know about you but many people i have met thinks cloning is growing humans or other animals in a tube or usually related to embryo, and thus immoral ....... actually cloning can also refer to growing various tissues for implantation and according to recent development it can be done using bone marrow instead embryo......

Ah yes, those misconceptions. I think sci-fi movies have messed with the public's mind a little bit on cloning. Media from gaming to movies treat cloning like the big evil except a few titles. T

[Anorien16]

Ah yes, those misconceptions. I think sci-fi movies have messed with the public's mind a little bit on cloning. Media from gaming to movies treat cloning like the big evil except a few titles. T

As some wise man said: We live in the era of smart phones and dumb people......