Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
The ancestors of the people who built Stonehenge travelled west across the Mediterranean before reaching Britain, a study has shown. Researchers compared DNA extracted from...
Posts Tagged: "DNA"
Fossil Evidence of New Human Species Found in Philippines
In a cave in the Philippines, scientists have discovered a new branch of the human family tree. At...
From the Cosmos to the Clinic: A New Type of DNA Is Created
A, G, T and C are quite possibly the most famous letters of the alphabet (if you are...
Arizona seeks to mandate DNA collection…
A new law being considered in Arizona would force state employees, parent volunteers and those seeking professional licenses to submit their DNA to a huge...
Genetics firm gives law enforcement free run of profiles without users’ permission
At least one DNA testing company has given US law enforcement open access to its database of over...
AI just discovered a new human species
It appears even archaeologists aren’t safe from the 21st century takeover, after an artificially intelligent algorithm traced a...
Identical Twins Test 5 DNA Ancestry Kits; Get Different Results On Each
Something is not right with the results of most popular DNA ancestry kits, as a pair of identical twins have found. Charlsie Agro and her...
Blood test reveal biomarkers for future suicide attempts – study
US scientists have managed to find certain biomarkers in blood that can help predict a potential suicide victim,...
Indiana stored babies’ DNA, blood for research without parental consent
The Indiana State Department of Health has been collecting babies’ blood and DNA without their parents’ permission since...
Malaysian Muslims declare jihad on Cadbury over pork-laced chocolate
Enraged Muslims in Malaysia have called for a holy war or Jihad to be waged on Cadbury after...
Ancient Humans Had Sex with Mystery Relatives, Study Suggests
By Stephanie Pappas A new, improved sequencing of ancient human relative genomes reveals that Homo sapiens didn't only have sex with Neanderthals and a little-understood...
Drivers pulled over, asked for DNA and blood samples by federal contractors
By Douglas Ernst Drivers in North Fort Worth, Texas, are being pulled over at a police roadblock and...
New Gun Lets Police Shoot And Capture Your DNA
by Daniel G. J. A frightening new weapons technology will let police and others tag people and identify...
Snowden files show Pentagon conducted DNA tests after bin-Laden’s death
(These Snowden leaks are starting to look more like more disinfo everyday) United States intelligence documents leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden now confirm that...
Would you post your DNA on Facebook?
By Quentin Fottrell We are all Henrietta Lacks. Or, according to privacy experts, we soon could be. Americans...
Genetic ‘Adam’ and ‘Eve’ uncovered
By Tia Ghose Almost every man alive can trace his origins to one man who lived about 135,000...
Clerk who helped inmate exonerate himself with DNA evidence fired
Thanks to new DNA evidence a Kansas City man was released from prison three decades after a wrongful rape conviction, though the 70-year-old clerk instrumental...