What does DNA mean to you? #5

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted May 14, 2008 in Meaning of DNA

What does DNA mean to you?

Reader jhay of The Four-eyed Journal says:

DNA means a lot to me. It’s the reason for my being, from its hundreds of codons and sequences I am what I am today. I also believe that it will definitely shape the future because in this age where Information is a vital resource, what better source of information could you work on to advance human civilization than DNA itself! The possibilities are just exciting!

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What does DNA mean to you? #4

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted May 7, 2008 in Meaning of DNA

What does DNA mean to you?

Here’s what Eric of Seqanswers says:

To me, DNA is the single most important biological molecule, in fact to everyone it is! That fact is motivation enough for me to study and try to understand it completely. It is also extremely important for fueling intense amounts of blogging.

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What does DNA mean to you? #3

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted April 30, 2008 in Meaning of DNA

This week, I asked Bertalan Mesko of Scienceroll:

What does DNA mean to you?

Even if the structure of DNA was discovered more than 50 years ago, DNA means the future for me. As personalized genetics is getting closer to people, DNA will be one of the most used words and not just in the scientific community. Plenty of the therapies used in our time will be revolutionized soon and our DNA will play the main role in the future of medicine regardless the dangers it can lead to.

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What does DNA mean to you? #2

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted April 23, 2008 in Meaning of DNA

In this continuing mini-interview series, Andrew Meyer of Buzzyeah, who achieved notoriety by asking for donations to fund his 23andMe test purchase, answers the question:

What does DNA mean to you?

DNA is my own deeply personal, complex set of instructions that I know very little about, but look forward to exploring and understanding better.

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What does DNA mean to you? #1

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted April 16, 2008 in DNA in General, Meaning of DNA

Today, I’m starting a new series of mini-interviews asking one simple question:

What does DNA mean to you?

Writer David Bradley of Sciencebase is first up with his thoughts:

DNA means one of my early successes (at the age of 18) in the public understanding of science, when I explained to my non-science educated father the meaning of the term and why it is so important for our understanding of life.

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