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Heather Dewey-Hagborg (born June 4, 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an information artist and bio-hacker. [1] She is best known for her project Stranger Visions, a series of portraits created from DNA she recovered from discarded items, such as hair, cigarettes and chewing gum while living in Brooklyn, New York. [2]
Genetic genealogy is the use of genealogical DNA tests, i.e., DNA profiling and DNA testing, in combination with traditional genealogical methods, to infer genetic relationships between individuals. This application of genetics came to be used by family historians in the 21st century, as DNA tests became affordable.
The first DNA fragment to be sequenced was a common cloning vector, M13. [74] [76] [75] The DNA sequencer was a critical technology for the Human Genome Project. [7] [75] Hood was involved with the Human Genome Project from its first meeting, held at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1985. Hood became an enthusiastic advocate for The ...
Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and among populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology.Studies in this branch of biology examine such phenomena as adaptation, speciation, and population structure.
The Concord Consortium's first projects, funded by the National Science Foundation beginning in 1994, focused on guided student inquiry and the use of emerging technologies. A project-based approach to learning physics using inexpensive materials for hands-on investigations (Hands on Physics) [5] was based on the work of MIT professor John G. King.
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) [2] was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist and Nobel laureate whose research spanned multiple areas of physics and biophysics, contributing to the scientific understanding of phosphorescence, isotope separation, optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928) For other people named James Watson, see James Watson (disambiguation). James Watson Watson in 2012 Born James Dewey Watson (1928-04-06) April 6, 1928 (age 96) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Education University of Chicago (BS ...