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DNA Database for Falcon Chicks

DNA Database for Falcon Chicks

Wildlife experts in Nottingham have been taking DNA Samples from peregrine falcon chicks in an effort to protect the species from thieves, according to an article in the BBC News. Apparently it is common for thieves to rob falcon nests…

DNA-Identifiers
November 25, 2009

Ancestry, Biology, DNA Banking, DNA News, Forensics, Paternity Testing

Abandoned Mothers in Tanzanian Seek Child Support With the Help of Sacramento State

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…

DNA-Identifiers
November 8, 2008