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DNA construction, also known as DNA cloning or recombinant DNA technology – among a host of other terms – is one of the principal tools of modern biotechnology, used for a wide variety of purposes, including genetic studies, medical research, and the development of advanced biofuels.

IPSWICH, Mass., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- New England Biolabs' (NEB) popular web tools, Double Digest Finder and Enzyme Finder, are now available for the iPhone(TM) and iPod® Touch.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a molecular security system in human cells that deactivates and degrades foreign DNA.

Better tools for manipulating DNA in the laboratory may soon be possible with newly discovered deoxyribozymes (catalytic DNA) capable of cleaving single-stranded DNA, researchers at the University of Illinois say.