How to Get Six Feet of DNA into a Six Micron Suitcase

How to Get Six Feet of DNA into a Six Micron Suitcase

In each nucleus of a human cell, the total length of DNA contained in it is about 6 feet long. Now, the size of a nucleus in a human cell is only 6 microns in width. A micron, otherwise called a micrometer, is 1 one-millionth of a meter. To put this in perspective, the average human hair is about 100 micrometers in diameter, and a grain of salt is 500 micrometers in width, give or take. So how are 6 feet of DNA packed inside such a tiny space? Find out with DNA Dan. -------------------...

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Repeat DNA and Forensic DNA Analysis

Repeat DNA and Forensic DNA Analysis

This episode of 'Dr. DNA Dan' hosted by Professor Dan Handley from Southern California University of Health Sciences delves into genetics, specifically focusing on short tandem repeats (STRs). The p...

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Ancient Artifacts Inside Your DNA

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In this episode, Dr. Dan Handley takes us into the fascinating world of proteins—those powerhouse molecules that do the heavy lifting in our bodies. While the human genome contains about 20,000 protei...

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Alternative Splicing - Nature's Mad Scientist

Alternative Splicing - Nature's Mad Scientist

In the last episode on the central dogma of molecular biology, DNA Dan discussed the information flow of DNA, to RNA, to amino acid sequences that make up proteins. In this episode, Dr. Handley disc...

4 Jan 20226min

The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

In episodes 2, 3 and 4 of this podcast, we've learned that DNA is determined to be the molecule of inheritance, as well as how its structure is determined. What DNA Dan hasn't yet discussed is what D...

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The Other Human Genome

The Other Human Genome

If you think back to your early years of biology class, you may remember learning about tiny cellular energy factories, called mitochondira. Mitochondria are microscopic powerhouses hiding within most...

30 Nov 20216min

Shotgun Sequencing and the Human Genome Project

Shotgun Sequencing and the Human Genome Project

Over the 1960s through 1980s, more was learned about the structure of chromosomes and the functions of some genes. However, we did not have a comprehensive map of the entire human genome. Learn how mo...

19 Okt 20216min

What We Now Know About the Structure of DNA

What We Now Know About the Structure of DNA

Today we understand much more detail about the structure of DNA. It turns out that Watson, Crick, Wilkins, Franklin, and the many others involved gave essentially the correct answer about the DNA mole...

7 Sep 20215min

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