America’s Worst Mom
I don’t even know what to say – either we have become way to over protective or our society has become one of the most dangerous in the world and we aren’t careful enough. “America’s Worst Mom”, Lenore Skenazy, has…
DNA-Identifiers
DNA and the Bearded Lady
Julia Pastrana, the most famous “Bearded Lady”, was a Mexican-born woman who exhibited herself in 19th-century Europe as part of a traveling circus, dancing and singing in clothes that showed off her hairy visage and limbs. At the time, she…
Genome Map for Sale on eBay!
The non-profit X Prize Foundation and private firm Knome are auctioning a whole genome sequence on eBay. The starting bid is $68,000 and the highest bidder will walk away with a full readout of their gene map, along with a…
Abandoned Mothers in Tanzanian Seek Child Support With the Help of Sacramento State
While on a climbing expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2001, Sacramento State biological science professor Ruth Ballard and a Graduate Student got the idea to create a Tanzanian DNA database based on the fact that there were still many tribes…
Autism’s Link To A Chromosome 16 Mutation
Autism is a brain development disorder and behaviors of those who have autism range from: hindered or impaired social interaction and communication; repetitive behavior such as hand-flapping, body rocking or head rolling; compulsive behavior such as arranging objects according to…
He Didn’t Do It! (Yet Another) Rape Case Exonerated by DNA… 28 years later!
Another case of wrongful imprisonment, a man is exonerated 28 years later by DNA evidence with the help of The Georgia Innocence Project. Oct. 4, 1978, Meriwether County, GA – An elderly rape victim was asked to pick out her…
South Korean Scientists Clone Fluorescent Cats
South Korean scientists from Gyeongsang National University and Sunchon National University have cloned three Turkish Angora cats, born January and February, that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet rays and also glow in the dark. They did so by taking…
Best Friends Figure Out They Are Sisters
Written by Meagan Cantrell and based on an “Early Show Exclusive” interview video by Julie Chen dated 11/29/2007: After 5 years of knowing each other, hometown best friends, Brandy Hersh and Heidi Wickware discovered they’re actually full sisters. Only two…
DNA Shows Ancient Ship Carried Olive Oil, Oregano
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – DNA scraped from inside clay vessels show that a ship that sank off the coast of Greece 2,400 years ago was carrying a cargo of olive oil, oregano, and probably wine, researchers reported on Friday.The new research…
