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 complete interpretation of their genetic details. There are about 1,600…
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 with unstudied DNA markers. When Ballard approached the Tanzanian government…
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 size, shape or color; the dislike of change; ritualistic behavior;…
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 assailant in a lineup and she chose the man in…
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 skin cells from a cat and inserting the fluorescent gene…
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 years apart in age, these two women, from Springfield, MO,…
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 may offer a way to analyze the long-gone contents of…
I just came across an article distributed by the New Zealand Herald announcing the above topic. This brought my thinking to the use of DNA Profiling in general. Dog Tags give way to DNA – 5:00AM Thursday November 01, 2007 CANBERRA – The DNA of all serving defence force personnel…
Posted October 22, 2007, in the online edition of “The Hindu”, India’s National Newspaper: Scientists say Neanderthals did speak London: They may be primitive brutes but the Neanderthals, who inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia, probably have had the gift of the gab. DNA Revelations Scientists in Europe have…
The Times of India reports that paternity testing in India’s major cities is on the rise. MUMBAI: It has been one of the original sins etched in the ancient testaments, but its practitioners are now feeling the heat, thanks to new age technology. Increasingly, Mumbai-based married couples who have had…
