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mcgraw — Thu, 06 May 2004 09:26:58 -0800

Walking DNA Scientists have created a microscopic walking robot using only the building blocks of life. The robot's DNA legs move along a DNA footpath, taking a nanostroll in a bath of a liquid called a "nondenaturing buffer", which stops the DNA from falling apart.

By: mcgraw

mcgraw — Thu, 06 May 2004 09:29:31 -0800

Also, an unrelated story of the Mother With Two Women's DNA Tests eventually showed Jane was a [tetragametic ] chimera - her mother had been pregnant with non-identical twins who had fused together in the womb to make one person.

By: badstone

badstone — Thu, 06 May 2004 09:39:20 -0800

wait, is this the real world, or are you still making your statement?

By: mcgraw

mcgraw — Thu, 06 May 2004 09:55:19 -0800

My statements are as lost to me as they are to everyone else. Did I say something?

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 06 May 2004 10:05:09 -0800

Holy microcrap!

By: lazaruslong

lazaruslong — Thu, 06 May 2004 11:38:45 -0800

this is cool. thanks for the link.

By: jennyb

jennyb — Thu, 06 May 2004 11:59:57 -0800

Evil scientists everywhere are capering and cackling with glee!

By: mcgraw

mcgraw — Thu, 06 May 2004 12:15:56 -0800

Apparently, evil scientists are a dying breed.

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Thu, 06 May 2004 18:31:37 -0800

a liquid called a "nondenaturing buffer", which stops the DNA from falling apart Yeah, well, I should probably tell you that this is like saying "a liquid called 'water,' which makes things wet." Yes, the definition of "nondenaturing" is "keeps things from denaturing."

By: mcgraw

mcgraw — Thu, 06 May 2004 19:46:23 -0800

Nah, you probably shouldn't tell me, rxrfrx. You should tell New Scientist's editor.

By: jmd82

jmd82 — Fri, 07 May 2004 13:24:36 -0800

There are other liquids besides water that keeps DNA from denaturing...