Matter: DNA Gets a New — and Bigger — Genetic Alphabet

DNA is spelled out with four letters, or bases. Researchers have now built a system with eight. It may hold clues to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe and could also expand our capacity to store digital data on Earth

Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CARL ZIMMER Tags: your-feed-science Genetics and Heredity DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Data Storage Research Chemistry RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) Steven A. Benner Source Type: news