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Rep John Lewis says 'racism must be in Trump's DNA'

Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia said he will not attend the State of the Union address by President Donald Trump, in an interview on Friday, after saying that 'racism must be in Trump's DNA'




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Sydney woman arrested for kidnap of missing young Frenchman

An Australian woman has been arrested in France after allegedly kidnapping her 30-years-younger lover who has not been seen in three years. 




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Kidnap twist after Australian woman is charged over disappearance of younger lover

Samba Widhyastuti, 59, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris last month - three years after her 25-year-old boyfriend Florent Gregoire, from Nantes, disappeared.




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Woman asks Ted Cruz to take a DNA test to prove he's human during campaign event in Austin 

Tammy Talpas told Sen Ted Cruz at a campaign event in Austin Tuesday that if he forced her into a high-risk pool it could kill her. She then asked if he would take a DNA test to prove he's human.




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New study shows 'ghost DNA' in from modern-day population of west Africa 

The stunning find, published in the journal Science Advances, came after the scientists analysed genetic material from 405 people from Nigeria and Sierra Leone.




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Yazidi woman describes how she was kidnapped by ISIS aged 17

The woman, who cannot be named, was kept as a slave for months while the on-the-run boss (pictured) desperately moved to towns and deserts in eastern Syria.




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Brother of ISIS murder victim Alan Henning believes his kidnapping was 'inside job'

The brother of a British volunteer kidnapped and murdered by Islamic State says he believes the abduction was an 'inside job' by someone on the aid convoy he was part of (pictured, Reg Henning).




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El Chapo henchman is extradited to the US after he 'kidnapped and killed a Texas drug dealer'

Luis Arellano-Romero, who was part of El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited to the United States last Friday and appeared before an El Paso, Texas, judge, for the murder of a drug dealer.




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Illinois man kidnapped in Afghanistan by Taliban-affiliated militants

Mark R. Frerichs, 57, was kidnapped while working in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost last Friday.




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American citizen is suspected kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan

U.S. officials believe Mark R. Frerichs, 57, of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped by the Haqqani network, according to an official who was not authorized to discuss the case.




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60 Minutes demanded Tara Brown be involved in ‘critical moments’ of Lebanon kidnapping

Tara Brown was even supposed to board a getaway boat with three TV crew members following the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Beirut earlier this month.




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Adam Whittington involved in 60 Minutes kidnapping writes letter from Lebanese jail

Child recovery agent, Adam Whittington, has accused the Australian Liberal Government of ignoring him and his family and has urged people to ‘think twice before voting’ on July 2.




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Tara Brown and 60 Minutes receive small fine for Sally Faulkner kidnapping

Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes crew will be charged with a misdemeanour for their role in the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Lebanon. The charge carries a fine of up to $670.




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Adnan Januzaj should be Belgian or Albanian - not kidnapped: MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE

England for the English? Well, not exactly, but a line has to be drawn somewhere and Adnan Januzaj may be it. Here's the latest debate. Enjoy...




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Brit whose dad was kidnapped by North Korea wants release

Cecilia O’Hare, 48, from Coventry, was just three months old when her father Hwang Won boarded a flight from north-east South Korea to the capital Seoul on December 11, 1969.




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DNA tests reveal Australian wineries have been mislabeling an expensive type of grape for DECADES

New DNA testing has revealed that a prized variety of grapes called petit manseng, used to make a number of popular Australian wines, have actually been mislabeled for decades.




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DNA decoding solves mystery of volcano-dwelling iron-shelled snail

The mystery of the volcano-dwelling snail and its iron shell has been unravelled by scientists after its genome was decoded for the first time.




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Mathura: Kidnapped child rescued within 24-hrs

Police on Saturday rescued the three-year-old child who was kidnapped from near his house in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, an official said. The child was missing since Friday morning after he went to play outside his house in Parasuram Colony in Raya area. In the early hours on Saturday, police found the child at a temple in Tabaka village which is around 10-km away from Raya, said SSP Gaurav Grover. The six teams formed to investigate the case were in the area since Friday afternoon, he said. The child's father, who is a lekhpal' (revenue official), said due to sincere efforts of police and checkposts at various places the kidnappers had to release his son. Meanwhile, the search for the kidnappers is on, an official said.




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Are we celebrating too much too soon? | The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster | When schools and parents clash


As India celebrates her 69th year of Independence, we take a look at the ramifications of the Supreme Court's ruling on allowing an unwed mother to be the sole guardian of the child without the consent of the child's father, a dissent note on the final draft of the Human DNA Profiling Bill which the government wanted to pass in the latest parliament session, why the modern parents and the school authorities lack mutual trust and respect, the conundrum of energy deficit and energy surplus in different parts of India, how the old fishing villages in Mumbai are in danger of disappearing, and more.




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The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster


The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) registers its dissent over the new Human DNA Profiling Bill draft. Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of CIS, explains how the Bill does not address the privacy concerns despite a seemingly powerful language.




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Why Fadnavis mustn't be soft on motorists


Sachin Tendulkar’s letter to the Maharashtra CM Fadnavis, urging him to reduce toll posts in the state, may just encourage the state further to execute its plan of exempting private cars and SUVs from such charges. Darryl D’Monte argues why that is entirely unjustifiable.




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Watch: Monkey Tries to Kidnap Baby, Social Media Thinks It's a Human 'Trafficking Effort'

As soon as, the baboon reaches near the bench, it leaves the bike and pulls a toddler from the bench.




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Paris 2024 Organisers Vow To Not Change Olympic 'DNA'

Organisers of Paris 2024 Summer Games said that their budget has not changed despite the coronavirus pandemic




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Shehnaaz Gill, Sidharth Shukla's Romantic Clip from Bhula Dunga Shoot Makes #Sidnaaz Fans Go Gaga

Much to the delight of #SidNaaz fans, Shehnaaz Gill has shared a behind-the-scenes video of her shooting with Sidharth Shukla for the song Bhula Dunga.




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Maharashtra Govt 'Suppressing' Enormity of Covid-19 Pandemic, Says Devendra Fadnavis

The people of the state are paying a heavy price because of the poor response to the crisis by the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP alliance government in the state, the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly alleged.




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Maharashtra Govt Harassing Journalists, Terrorising Media, Alleges Ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis, leader of the opposition in the Assembly and former chief minister, was accompanied by Pravin Darekar, leader of opposition in the council, senior leaders Ashish Shelar and Vinod Tawde, as well as Mumbai party unit chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha.




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Under Fire For Tweet on Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Former Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis Apologises

BJP-nominated Rajya Sabha member Sambhaji Raje had earlier asked Fadnavis to apologise for "hurting the sentiments" of the followers of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj through his tweet.




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Pune: Toddler kidnapped, raped and strangled to death

The victim's body was found few few meters away from her residence




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[ASAP] Extending the s-Hole Motif for Sequence-Specific Recognition of the DNA Minor Groove

Biochemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00090




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[ASAP] Inhibition of Excision of Oxidatively Generated Hydantoin DNA Lesions by NEIL1 by the Competitive Binding of the Nucleotide Excision Repair Factor XPC-RAD23B

Biochemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00080




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Viscoelastic and thermoreversible networks crosslinked by non-covalent interactions between “clickable” nucleic acid oligomers and DNA

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2959-2968
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00165A, Paper
Alex J. Anderson, Heidi R. Culver, Stephanie J. Bryant, Christopher N. Bowman
An approach to efficient and scalable production of oligonucleotide-based gel networks is presented.
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Studying the excited electronic states of guanine rich DNA quadruplexes by quantum mechanical methods: main achievements and perspectives

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, 19,436-444
DOI: 10.1039/D0PP00065E, Perspective
Lara Martínez-Fernández, Luciana Esposito, Roberto Improta
Calculations are providing more and more useful insights into the interaction between light and DNA quadruplexes.
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A dual-targeted CeO2–DNA nanosensor for real-time imaging of H2O2 to assess atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8,3502-3505
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02459J, Communication
Zhenhua Liu, Yujie Cao, Xiaona Zhang, Huazhen Yang, Yujie Zhao, Wen Gao, Bo Tang
A novel dual-targeted CeO2–DNA nanosensor by modifying with folic acid (FA) and CD36 antibody was designed.
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Boosting biomolecular interactions through DNA origami nano-tailored biosensing interfaces

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8,3606-3615
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02439E, Paper
Iene Rutten, Devin Daems, Jeroen Lammertyn
Nano-tailored DNA origami designs nanostructure the bioreceptor layer of encoded microparticles in an innovative microfluidic platform, hereby boosting biomolecular interactions.
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Nanomaterial-based biosensors for DNA methyltransferase assay

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8,3488-3501
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02458A, Review Article
Fei Ma, Qian Zhang, Chun-yang Zhang
We review the recent advances in the development of nanomaterial-based biosensors for DNA methyltransferase assay.
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Encapsulated DNase Improving the Killing Efficiency of Antibiotics in Staphylococcal Biofilms

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00441C, Communication
Chenhui Liu, Yu Zhao, Wanqi Su, Jingshan Chai, Lina Xu, Jingjing Cao, Yang Liu
We developed a polymer-encapsulated DNase, n(DNase), which can efficiently accumulate in biofilm and expose the DNase to cleave the eDNA of biofilm. CLSM and crystal violet results demonstrated an effective...
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Multivalent cationic dendrofullerenes for gene transfer: synthesis and DNA complexation

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00113A, Paper
Beatriz M. Illescas, Alfonso Pérez-Sánchez, Araceli Mallo, Ángel Martín-Domenech, Ignacio Rodríguez-Crespo, Nazario Martín
Non-viral nucleic acid vectors able to display high transfection efficiencies with low toxicity and overcoming the multiple biological barriers are needed to further develop the clinical applications of gene therapy.
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Regulation of cell binding and entry by DNA origami mediated spatial distribution of aptamers

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00663G, Communication
Ke Liu, Cong Xu, Jinyao Liu
Customizing the spatial distribution of aptamers on DNA origami nanoboxes can regulate the internalization and proliferation of cancer cells.
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[ASAP] Virus-Inspired Mimics: Dual-pH-Responsive Modular Nanoplatforms for Programmable Gene Delivery without DNA Damage with the Assistance of Light

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03486




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A DNA tetrahedron nanoprobe-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer sensing platform for intracellular tumor-related miRNA detection

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9AN02610J, Paper
Jiaxue Gao, Hua Zhang, Zhenxin Wang
A DNA tetrahedron nanoprobe (DTNP)-based sensing platform for sensitive and selective detection of miRNA via FRET with DNA assisted amplification.
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Real-time quantification of fusion transcripts with ligase chain reaction by direct ligation of adjacent DNA probes at fusion junction

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00163E, Paper
Fengxia Su, Jianing Ji, Pengbo Zhang, Fangfang Wang, Zhengping Li
A fusion transcript assay is developed based on direct ligation and ligase chain reaction.
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Application of DNA nanodevices for biosensing

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00159G, Minireview
Sinuo Yu, Tianshu Chen, Qianqian Zhang, Mengru Zhou, Xiaoli Zhu
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the carrier of genetic information in living life, is an essential biomacromolecule in almost all living systems.
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Target triggered ultrasensitive electrochemical polychlorinated biphenyl aptasensor based on DNA microcapsules and nonlinear hybridization chain reaction

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00065E, Paper
Ting Han, Shaozhen Wang, Feifan Sheng, Sicheng Wang, Tianyue Dai, Xiaojun Zhang, Guangfeng Wang
In this work, we demonstrated an ultrasensitive detection platform for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) based on DNA microcapsules and a nonlinear hybridization chain reaction (NHCR).
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Rapid and sensitive detection of NGAL for the prediction of acute kidney injury via a polydopamine nanosphere/aptamer nanocomplex coupled with DNase I-assisted recycling amplification

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00474J, Paper
Yiting Hu, Xie-an Yu, Ying Zhang, Ran Zhang, Xuefei Bai, Mi Lu, Jiwei Li, Lifei Gu, Ji-Hua Liu, Bo-Yang Yu, Jiangwei Tian
A rapid and sensitive method for NGAL detection has been developed to predict acute kidney injury and evaluate the protective effect of drug on renal disease.
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DNA binding fluorescent proteins as single-molecule probes

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00218F, Critical Review
Kyubong Jo, Xuelin Jin, Natalia Diyah Hapsari, Seunghyun Lee
DNA binding fluorescent proteins are useful probes for a broad range of biological applications. Fluorescent protein (FP)-tagging allows DNA binding proteins expressed within a living cell to be directly visualized,...
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A signal cascade amplification strategy based on RT-PCR triggering of G-quadruplex DNAzyme for a novel electrochemical detection of viable Cronobacter sakazakii

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00270D, Paper
Yuanyuan Yuan, Xianyong Wu, Zhanmin Liu, QIqi Ning, Liqiang Fu, Sujuan Wu
Cronobacter sakazakii is an important opportunistic food-borne pathogen, and it can cause severe diseases with main symptoms including neonatal meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and sepsis. For the achievement of practical and...
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Accelerated non-crosslinking assembly of DNA-functionalized nanoparticles in alcoholic solvents: for application in the identification of clear liquors

Analyst, 2020, 145,3229-3235
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00029A, Paper
Luyang Wang, Guoqing Wang, Yali Shi, Lan Zhang, Ran An, Tohru Takarada, Mizuo Maeda, Xingguo Liang
Accelerated aggregation of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles is discovered in alcoholic solvents upon adding full-match DNA and is potentially useful for the identification of Baijiu.
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Antibody free ELISA-like assay for the detection of transcription factors based on double-stranded DNA thermostability

Analyst, 2020, 145,3339-3344
DOI: 10.1039/C9AN02631B, Paper
Yue Sun, Zhiyan Li, Choiwan Lau, Jianzhong Lu
Transcription factors (TFs) play critical roles in gene expression regulation and disease development. Herein we report a chemiluminescence assay for the detection of transcription factor based on double-stranded DNA thermostability.
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Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructure-decorated Electrochemical Platform for Simple and Ultrasensitive EGFR Genotyping of Plasma ctDNA

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00591F, Paper
Xuyao Wang, Jianping Wu, Weilin Mao, Xia He, Liming Ruan, Junlan Zhu, Peng Shu, Zhenqi Zhang, Bitao Jiang, Xingguo Zhang
Genotyping of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status is of great importance in the screening of appropriate advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients to receive superior tyrosine...
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[ASAP] Artemisinin Derivatives with Antimelanoma Activity Show Inhibitory Effect against Human DNA Topoisomerase 1

ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00131