Why you should know about Harold Hillman’s work on the living cell
by Mia Breeze This paper looks at how Harold Hillman’s critique of the living cell impacts our current understanding of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genetics, viruses, genetically modified organisms (GMO), and our understanding of living things. I have tried to condense and simplify Hillman’s work concerning the living cell as much as possible to make it…
PCR and Real Time RT-PCR under critical review
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is described as a method of “amplifying” (copying) specific sequences of DNA many times by using a PCR enzyme and artificial nucleotides. It was originally developed for creating enough amount of DNA fragments for research purposes but later it became a tool for forensics, DNA sequencing and diagnosis of genetic diseases.…
DNA discovery, extraction and structure. A critical review
The existence of DNA, its structure and its role are taught to us as facts; recognized and approved by all scientific establishments. But what if I told you that DNA started as a concept. Not DNA itself, but scientists’ need to find the secret of life within our tissue, within the cells, and that the…
Critical Check 