Modern lab reaches across the ages to resolve plague DNA debate
(Phys.org) —From within an ancient German gravesite to laboratories under the harshest extremes of scientific scrutiny, traces of DNA from a deadly ...
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‘Like hardened criminals’: UK police sample DNA from 120,000 children in 2 years
“It is disappointing to see valuable crime-fighting resources being wasted on taking DNA samples from thousands of innocent children while serious ...
Is DNA Destiny?
The easy availability of consumer genetic testing means that many ordinary folks must decide how they should act on that ...
Irish potato famine mystery solved
Scientists have used plant samples collected in the 19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
Tracking invasives, CSI style
LANSING - Great Lakes researchers from Notre Dame, Central Michigan and Michigan State universities are using new environmental DNA techniques to ...
Genetic test can identify purebred Scottish wildcats
A GROUND-BREAKING genetic test has been developed for Scottish wildcats that could help arrest its decline in the wild.
‘Drying’ DNA pool stalks Indian tigers
A diminishing gene pool is posing a grave threat to Indian tigers. Scientists say the famed big cats of India are facing a serious threat of ...
Parsing the DNA Crazy Quilt
A measure of how little we know about the real-world workings of evolution is that science still can't explain why some organisms have huge ...
Glow-In-The-Dark Trees Could One Day Replace Street Lamps
“We don’t live in nature any more – we put boxes around it. But now we can actually engineer nature to sustain our needs.
