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DNA Analysis Catches Carcinogens in a Simple Saliva Sample
Saliva Swabbing Torsten Philipp via WikimediaResearchers presenting at the 242nd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society this week in Denver have demonstrated a new DNA test...
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DNA Sequencer Plugs Right Into Your USB Port, Analyzes Your Genome
MinION Sequencer MinION is a disposable device that contains a sensor chip, ASIC and the fluidics system needed to perform a complete single-molecule sensing experiment. Oxford Nanopore Technologies...
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Researchers presenting at the 242nd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society this week in Denver have demonstrated a new DNA test that can measure the amount of potential...
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In the nine years since the Humane Genome Project wrapped up, gene sequencing has gotten faster and cheaper at a pace rivaling the computer industry. Now a technology company in the UK has another...
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Scientists Can Now Sequence DNA In Zero Gravity
Science A useful skill for long space flights DNA analysis is essential for evaluating human health and discovering the makeup of new substances. If humans were to spend long stretch of time in space,...
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These Birds’ DNA May Shine Light On New Zealand’s Geologic Past
Animals New Zealand may not have been covered with water 25 million years ago While not a true wren, the acanthisittid wren group in New Zealand are poor flyers or flightless, and according to a new...
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Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two
Science Fungi and a photosynthetic partner also work with fungal yeast Lichens are all around us, covering that tree on the side of the road or growing on an old building. The ancient combination of...
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Research on Red, Eastern Wolves' Ancestry Questions Protected Status Of...
Animals Hybrid species may not be currently protected under the Endangered Species Act Wild canines in North America have had a complicated, controversial history, and a new study published yesterday...
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An New Human-Based Ecological Test May Help Keep Patients Safe
From Our Blogs: Under The Microscope Researchers have learned how to use the human microflora to monitor healthcare cleanliness Infection prevention and control is necessary to keep patients safe. Now...
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Proteins In Your Hair Could Uniquely Identify You At A Crime Scene
Science It may even replace DNA sequencing in forensic investigations Until now DNA has been the highest bar for identification in forensics. But when it comes to hair samples of missing persons or...
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A Personalized Nutrition Company Will Use Your DNA To Tell You What To Eat
Health Is a diet based on your genome the future of nutrition? A new California-based company is working to get at the root cause of why it believes diets fail: None of them focus on the dieter’s...
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DNA evidence could soon tell cops your age, whether you smoke, and what you...
Health Epigenetic markers on DNA can reveal far more intricate details about someone than current techniques. Forensic scientists and law enforcement agencies around the world think leveraging...
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Science decor that will actually look good in your house
Gift Guides Nerdy art doesn't have to look dorky. These prints don't just say "I'm a nerd," they also say "I have good taste in art."…
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CRISPR has many promising applications—but the gene-edited twins represent...
Health Editing human embryos makes far more permanent changes than tweaks to adult DNA. Last week Chinese researchers rocked the world with reports that twin babies whose genes the scientists’ edited...
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Rosalind Franklin missed out on a Nobel, but now she'll help look for life on...
Space A rover of her own. The six-wheeled rover is expected to land on the Red Planet the following year to search for clues as to whether or not there is, or has ever been, life on Mars.
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Engineering HIV-resistant babies may have accidentally changed their brains
Health In genetics, one small tweak can have tons of unexpected results. In November 2018, a group of researchers in China divulged what scientists around the world feared: In what many researchers...
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Science helped me run my first marathon in 3 hours and 21 minutes
Science Running is in our DNA, but training for a marathon is a careful mix of muscle, mental, and technological strength. I set out to understand how evolution, technology, and know-how can come...
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These Australian twins are the second 'semi-identical' pair ever reported
Health It all started with two sperm and one egg. A set of Australian twins, now four years old, are, indeed, not identical. But they’re not fraternal, either. They’re what the medical community calls...
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Megapixels: CRISPR turned these lizards into ghosts
Animals Albino lizards? For spring? Groundbreaking In an eye-popping reptilian first, researchers were able to genetically modify a reptile embryo using the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR. The...
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Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard
Animals Tiger shark barf reveals sparrows and woodpeckers are on the menu. Sharks eat birds. And not just gulls and other seafaring avians, either. They consistently eat common backyard birds like...
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