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A new microscope attachment, together with an specially designed computer application, allows smartphone users to take a closer look at fluorescently labeled DNA. The device is aimed at medical staff out in the field.
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Exercise certainly makes us healthier, but a new study gives us a clue as to exactly how this process makes us healthier and in fact, changes our genes.
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Russian entrepreneur Alisher Usmanov, who purchased James Watson’s 1962 Nobel Prize medal last week, has returned the medal to the molecular biologist.
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A staggering advancement in genetics this week concerning the genome of birds. A series of eight paper have been published in one journal which present 45 bird species genomes. Previously only five species had been genetically mapped.
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A new full-genome map indicates how DNA is folded within the nuclei of human cells has been produced using a type of nuclear cartography,which uses PCR to examine for DNA fragments.
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Thanks to "DNA from the crypt" scientists now have powerful evidence that the lack of teeth in all modern birds can be traced to a common ancestor who became toothless in paradise about 116 million years ago.
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Next Generation DNA Sequencing has been made available for clinical. This new technology offers a 1000-fold precision increase over previous methods. It is known as Preimplantation Genetic Screening.
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James Watson, world-renowned biologist and Nobel laureate, has announced that he is selling the Nobel Prize he was awarded in 1962 for the discovery of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule in 1953.
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DNA testing for genetic material on the back of a stamp has once again provided a crucial piece of evidence in solving tough criminal cases.
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Scientists have developed a method for determining the species of snake responsible for a bite by sequencing genetic material from the fang marks.
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Australian and British police Thursday signed a deal allowing access to each other's DNA databases as part of an international push to tackle serious crimes such as terrorism, rapes and murders.
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The nature-nurture debate has resurfaced in relation to a new scientific study which argues that certain genes are connected to violent crimes.
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A 45,000-year-old bone has been sequenced. This is the oldest human genome yet to have been sequenced. The bone came from a leg bone preserved in Siberia.
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Scientists have created the largest 3-D DNA structure to date. This new model many times bigger than previously constructed origami shapes.
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Scientists continue to make advances with genome sequencing. Digital Journal has reviewed the latest research and some of the new creatures to be typed and categorized.
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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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A new study strikes down the misconceptions we have held about Vikings. They traveled with their wives to colonize new lands. screen grab
DNA sequencing spanish flea / flickr
Pentagon David B. Gleason
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. You Tube
DNA sequence of the newly discovered Gaga fern genus Screen Capture
Physics simulation of 5 megabases of DNA forming loops and domains. ADRIAN SANBORN, EREZ LIEBERMAN AIDEN
"Four DNA strands come together in this model, built using data from x-ray crystallography" Jean-Paul Rodriguez
Between 2% and 4% of the genetic blueprint of present-day non-Africans came from Neanderthals. Jodie Wilson from Mountain View, USA
Perported scalp of Yeti at Khumjung Monastary Nuno Norgueiro
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. T. Høegh
Visible DNA cockscrews Enzo di Fabrizio et al.
It is believed that our difficulty in trying to stop smoking may be due to Neanderthal DNA mutations in some people's genomes. Mr. Archie
The structure of the DNA Zephyris / Wikipedia
The double helix structure of the DNA molecule Zephyris
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