DNA stores our genetic code in an elegant double helix. But some argue that this elegance ... Its sequence of letters contains the blueprints for building proteins. Our current four-letter alphabet ...

Because the letters you read off of it don’t actually make up a whole alphabet. While you’ve probably never noticed it from the optometrist’s chair, there are only 10 unique letters on that ...

DNA stores our genetic code in an elegant double helix ... Our current four-letter alphabet encodes 20 amino acids, which are strung together to create millions of different proteins.

It's so elegant in its simplicity ... take comfort in this - those notes may change, but the letters do not. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALPHABET SONG") LABELLE: (Singing) I'll sing with you.

A real-life Rapunzel uses her flowing locks to spell out the Roman alphabet in ornate lowercase letters. Designer Shurong Diao, 24, decided to dispense with pens and brushes for the series ...