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...
11 Dec 20249min
Ancient Artifacts Inside Your DNA
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...
1 Nov 202410min
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...
28 Dec 20217min
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
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
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 micro...
7 Okt 20214min
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
