• Question: What do you find most interesting when experimenting with the DNA?

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      Asked by Melisa to Daniela ? on 23 Jun 2016.
      • Photo: Daniela Lobo

        Daniela Lobo answered on 23 Jun 2016:

        Hi Melisa,
        I like to create mutants (an organism with different genetic information than the thing that gave origin to it) – I can make my viruses have special characteristics that they didn’t have before. For example, by changing the structure of the virus, I can make them bind to antibodies that recognise bacteria. It’s a lot of fun to experiment with DNA because sometimes the result is very surprising and end up creating something completely unexpected!

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