Doing A Hair Test For Paternity
In order to do a hair test for paternity, you need to have hair that still has the roots and follicles still attached. This means, cutting hair and often even taking strands from a brush will not work, you need…
Category Biology
Dog DNA to Prosecute Owners?
I have seen this more than once now, including as an April Fools Story. Cities creating a database of canine DNA in order to track down owners who fail to clean up after their pets. Well the story has resurfaced…
DNA Might Provided The Key To Living to 100
Researchers may have discovered a genetic equivalent of the Fountain of Youth hidden in the DNA of centenarians. Only 1 in 6,000 people reaches the century mark and just 1 in 7 million lives to be a supercentenarian (someone who…
DNA Proves Dog Belongs To Worried Couple
February 20th was a big day for Darlene and Cliff Ryckman. It was the day when they got back their missing dog Molly. Molly the Shih Tzu made it home because of DNA testing which was completed by local police.…
Small Changes Made to Cancer Drug May Make Big Difference
Reported in the December issue of Molecular Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research; researchers at the University of Florida have been able to just use a fraction of the normal dosage of a highly toxic,…
Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?
I just came across an article distributed by the Slate discussing the above topic. This brought my thinking to the use of DNA and the idea of anonymity in general. DNA testing makes them easy to trace By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt…
New Insight Into Horse Evolution
I just came accost this article on the DNA Read the World website. It was really interesting. DNA really is helping fill in missing pieces of information in our knowledge. New Insight Into Horse Evolution Friday, December 11, 2009 18:35…
Cops To Set Up DNA Database For Missing Kids
There are many organizations world wide that are trying desperately to help find missing children. South African Provincial Police are trying to set up a National DNA Database of Children to assist in locating missing children. Officers are trying to…
UCLA Scientists Link Gene To Autism Risk
Classic autism strikes boys four times more often than girls, with the inclusion of milder variations (Asperger syndrome) boys are ten times more likely than girls to be diagnosed. UCLA Scientists link genetic variant to autism risk. This discovery may…
