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How DNA Changed Crime-Solving
Criminology’s only scientifically tested technique. In 1987, California strip club owner “Jimmy Casino” was shot three times in the back of his head. His alleged murderer was discovered in Hawaii in...
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Are You a Viking?
Yes, but so is everyone else. In our lab we have a phone that rings several times a day. The conversation is always the same. A man from somewhere in the UK (where I’m from) is desperate to know the...
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Sensors for Rapid Detection of Proteins Developed
Chemists have developed nano sensors for detecting multiple proteins in tiny samples. Could you ever imagine that one day testing a protein in your tiny sample would be so easy, just like performing a...
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Genetic Adam and Eve May Have Walked on Earth at the Same Time
There is a good chance Adam and Eve may have existed about the same time. All scientific evidence points to the fact that, if you go far enough back, all life on Earth is related through common...
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More than Genes? DNA Methylation in Great Apes
Among the studied primates , over 800 genes showed a different methylation pattern between species. You’ve probably heard that human beings and chimpanzees share almost 99% of their DNA. But is this...
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Genes, Therapy & Identity | When we cease being us?
Artist © Piet Zwaanswijk What do these statements have in common: “Know thyself,” “The Genetic Code,” and “You are what you eat”? They all point to the human quest for identity, the search for what...
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New Step In Genetic Modification Of Plants
Researchers discover role of cytokinin in agrobacterium-mediated plant modification. Among various methods to modify the genetic make-up of plants agrobacterium tumifaciens is considered the best. It...
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Short Video Shows Beauty of Mathematics
Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty (B. Russell). Mathematics is always thought to be difficult, abstract and far from everyday life. The following video (the view is strongly...
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A Brief History Of Lions
New DNA study reveals lion history and could guide conservation efforts. Many animal and plant species are suffering, their numbers dropping. Luckily, several groups and individuals consider this a...
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Shock & Jolt: Developments in Biomedical Research
Growth of biomedical research simultaneously hinders and advances its development This week brought to the forefront two important pieces of news in the field of biomedical research. Like most things...
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