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Anzick-1, the 12,600-year-old remains of an infant found in central Montana, whose DNA was sequenced earlier this year, has been buried in a special ceremony.
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Revive & Restore aims to bring back the dead in a de-extinction process. The Great Passenger Pigeon Comeback project attempts to use museum-specimen DNA to bring the passenger pigeon back from extinction after Martha died 100 years ago.
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According to a study by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, two-fifths of the Norwegian public would be happy with their government saving DNA profiles of newborns, to allegedly assist in future police investigations.
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Married couples have more similar DNA than random pairs of people, according to a new study. n a genetic survey of 825 married couples, researchers found that spouses shared more similar DNA than randomly chosen pairs.
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A human skeleton found in an underwater cave on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is shedding new light on the origins of the first humans to inhabit the North American continent.
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Bioengineers have used DNA to develop a tool that detects and reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells and that may one day be used to deliver drugs to tumor cells.
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An important enzyme pathway that helps prevent new cells from receiving too many or too few chromosomes, a condition that has been directly linked to cancer and other diseases, has been discovered by researchers.
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Marvin A. Clark, 75, a retired sheriff, left on a short bus trip from his home in Tigard, Oregon, to Portland, and never returned. His 1926 disappearance made him the oldest active missing persons case in the U.S.
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DNA testing is being considered as part of a background checks on security clearance applicants who need to access classified information.
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Researchers and hunters in the Northwest Territories of Canada are encouraged to swap reindeer fecal samples for gas cards to monitor heard health of the Woodland Caribou.
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Police believe bones found during the excavation of a garage at a Santa Fe, New Mexico home may be those of Inez Garcia. The 26-year-old woman was last seen more than 60 years ago.
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A large international consortium has released the first comprehensive map of gene activity across the human body. It is hoped the findings can help to combat genetic diseases.
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According to new research, variants of just 20 genes can predict the shape of a person’s face. It is possible that DNA fragments left at a crime scene could allow criminologist to reconstruct the face of the alleged criminal.
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For $100, a do-it-yourself DNA testing kit will trace your ancestry back 10,000 years. Walmart sells a DNA paternity kit for just $26.99. The first human genome sequencing took 200 scientists, 13 years and $2.7 billion.
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The U.S. FDA is seeking public comments on a new technology that has the potential to circumvent mitochondrial diseases by producing embryos using DNA from three people.
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Researchers suggest that a standard prenatal tests should be stopped and that a new prenatal DNA test should become the new standard to detect Down syndrome in fetuses.
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On February 25-26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting to discuss intentional genetic modification of children and their descendants.
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Researchers have traced the mixing of human populations using DNA and from this a special map has been created, encompassing over 100 events occurring over the past 4,000 years.
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After a jewelry heist in Paris, a 20-year-old French criminal's self-stated "compassion" for his female hostage led to his arrest. Police could identify him from the DNA he left behind on her cheek.
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Scientists have identified abnormal expression of genes, resulting from "DNA relaxation," that can be detected in the brain and blood of Alzheimer's patients. This offers a clue of a genetic link to the degenerative disease.
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Scientists have pioneered a new gene sequencing method to test for abnormal DNA in cancerous tumor cells. This method paves the way for routine genetic testing in personalizing cancer care.
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Two new studies demonstrate the extent of Neanderthal DNA that persists in modern human genomes. The genetic relationship is far greater than previously thought.
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A forensic team from the University of Leicester (UK) have opened an investigation to try and identify the victim of a gruesome murder case from 1930. This was the same team who, last year, identified the body of King Richard III.
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Homo sapiens and Neanderthals co-existed on earth for thousands of years. Then, about 30,000 years ago, the Neanderthals became extinct. Last year, a near-complete reconstruction of the Neanderthal genome was published, showing some interesting results.
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GeneLink, a "personal genomics company," faces U.S. government pressure, via the Federal Trade Commission, over some of its advertising claims.
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Scientists have sequenced and analyzed the genome of the elephant shark. This is the first species of shark to have its genetic code revealed and interpreted.
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A fossilized thigh bone found by scientists in a cave in Spain turned out not to be from a Neanderthal as they had expected, but from a Denisovan, a different group of extinct early humans.
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Native Americans and western Eurasians actually came from Siberia, according to new research from the DNA of two ancient Siberian skeletons.
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For years the world has been fascinated with tales of the mysterious, elusive creature we know as the Yeti, or abominable snowman. But DNA from purported samples of the creature may shed light on its true origins, bringing it out of the realm of fantasy.
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Technological advances in the field of nanotechnology have led to the advent of a new field of study, nanomedicine, a pairing of molecular biology and medicine. The diagnosis and treatment of disease at the molecular level will soon be within our reach.
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spanish flea / flickr
DNA sequencing
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Enzo di Fabrizio et al.
Visible DNA cockscrews
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Jodie Wilson from Mountain View, USA
Between 2% and 4% of the genetic blueprint of present-day non-Africans came from Neanderthals.
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Nuno Norgueiro
Perported scalp of Yeti at Khumjung Monastary
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Jean-Paul Rodriguez
"Four DNA strands come together in this model, built using data from x-ray crystallography"
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David B. Gleason
Pentagon
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You Tube
The Earth is going through a "frequency sweep," evolving from low to high frequencies. The frequency is now rising above a base pulse of 7.8 cycles per second. All cellular patterns must follow suit with an increase in their frequencies.
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T. Høegh
Neanderthal DNA is found in regions of the genome affecting hair, skin and nails. This mutation was needed for the survival of the species as we migrated toward the northerly regions of the world.
The picture shows a group of Mountain Sami people in Lyngen, Troms in Norway.
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Mr. Archie
It is believed that our difficulty in trying to stop smoking may be due to Neanderthal DNA mutations in some people's genomes.
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Screen Capture
DNA sequence of the newly discovered Gaga fern genus
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Zephyris / Wikipedia
The structure of the DNA
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