Search results for: dna
Doppelgangers may share DNA as well as looks
8-28-2022 |
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Two unrelated individuals who look almost exactly the same may have more in common with one another than previously thought.
DNA theft: is the genetic paparazzi right around the corner ?
6-5-2022 | 14
As technology improves, we could soon face the prospect of the theft and analysis of our DNA.
Entire human genome has been sequenced for the first time
4-3-2022 | 2
The feat has finally been achieved 19 years after the Human Genome Project sequenced 92% of it.
Traditional fairies kidnapped children and drank human blood
11-7-2021 | 15
Forget Tinkerbell - the fairies of folklore in centuries past were nothing like those in today's stories.
Genetic tests - do you really have viking DNA ?
4-13-2021 | 25
Genetic ancestry tests are very popular these days - but just how accurate and meaningful are the results ?
Man kidnaps himself to get out of going to work
VIDEO 2-25-2021 | 32
A 19-year-old man from Arizona recently came up with a completely ridiculous plan to get the day off work.
World's oldest mammoth DNA recovered
2-18-2021 | 3
Scientists have extracted DNA from the teeth of mammoths that roamed the Earth 1.2 million years ago.
Firm develops Tasmanian tiger DNA detector
11-21-2020 | 33
A genetic science company in Australia has developed a way to detect the presence of thylacines out in the wild.
Cannibal tooth yields oldest ever human DNA
4-7-2020 | 9
Scientists have analyzed genetic material from a tooth of an ancient human ancestor that lived 800,000 years ago.
Dinosaur DNA discovered, scientists claim
3-3-2020 | 8
Palaeontologists report that they have retrieved DNA from dinosaur fossils dating back to the Cretaceous.
Last mammoths lost the ability to smell flowers
2-9-2020 | 2
By 'resurrecting' the DNA of extinct mammoths, scientists have learned what may have contributed to their demise.
Pentagon warns military not to use DNA test kits
12-26-2019 | 35
Government officials have warned that companies may 'exploit genetic materials for questionable purposes'.
Human lifespan is only 38 years, study claims
12-14-2019 | 52
A new method for determining lifespans from DNA has offered up a perplexing figure for our 'natural' lifespan.
Geneticists propose human/tardigrade hybrids
11-11-2019 | 9
Combining tardigrade DNA with our own could one day improve our ability to survive for long periods in space.
Loch Ness monster study results 'surprising'
6-1-2019 | 31
A recent effort to trawl Loch Ness for potential 'monster' DNA has reportedly yielded some interesting results.
Human DNA found in ancient chewing gum
5-17-2019 | 1
The ancient gum-chewing inhabitants of Sweden left behind Scandinavia's oldest known human DNA.
Scientists create organism with altered DNA
5-15-2019 | 7
The live, lab-made microbe, which has a fully synthetic DNA code, is the first of its kind ever created.
Lock of hair to help crack Da Vinci mystery
5-1-2019 | 0
A lock of hair thought to belong to Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci is set to undergo DNA testing.
Woman with genetic mutation doesn't feel pain
VIDEO 3-30-2019 | 3
Jo Cameron didn't realize that her insensitivity to pain was anything unusual until she was 60 years old.
Mammoth resurrection is now one step closer
3-12-2019 | 59
Japanese scientists have achieved a 'significant step' towards the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
