The Boston Globe has a long piece titled DNA unraveled. With the subtitle like "A 'scientific revolution' is taking place, as researchers explore the genomic jungle" you know what to except, lots of adjectives and a healthy dollop of hyperbole. I guess I lean toward the side of the conservatives in the article, but ultimately it doesn't matter, nature always has the last laugh.
Update: Eye on DNA has a more thorough comment on this article and many others in the latest round up. Always worth checking out!
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Dan Graur has suggested some changes to the classification of DNA.
Did you know small fragments of DNA are circulating in your blood stream?
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Ethidium is a dye that's used in molecular biology to allow DNA to be visualized. Regular DNA isn't colored; it absorbs ultraviolet but not visible light, so you need to use tricks like making the DNA radioactive (which makes it pretty easy to spot), or using dyes that selectively bind to DNA.
Never trust anyone who says "smoking gun".
I liked the Weng quote at the end though.