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- Scientists dug up Gregor Mendel and analyzed his DNA https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/30/1142202365/gregor-mendel-genetics-dna-analyzed 32 comments
- Why scientists dug up the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, and analyzed his DNA https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/30/1142202365/gregor-mendel-genetics-dna-analyzed 13 comments nottheonion
- Scientists have exposed international networks of poaching to illegally traffic ivory out of Africa by analyzing the DNA of over 4,000 elephant tusks https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/africa/elephant-ivory-trafficking-dna-scn/index.html 7 comments science
- Scientists have identified and exposed poaching and illegal ivory trafficking networks by analyzing the DNA of over 4,000 elephant tusks https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/africa/elephant-ivory-trafficking-dna-scn/index.html 2 comments science
- Scientists Extract and Sequence Million-Year-Old Mammoth DNA: Researchers have successfully analyzed the genomes of three ancient mammoths. The DNA, extracted from fossilized molars excavated in Siberia, is estimated to be 1.2 million-years-old. https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/scientists-extract-and-sequence-million-year-old-mammoth-dna-345705 50 comments science
- Testosterone increases the aggressiveness of some men more than others, depending on their personality and genes, finds a new study that analyzed testosterone levels and DNA in 308 men aged 18 to 40. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/03/26/testosterone-increases-the-aggressiveness-of-some-men-more-than-others-depending-on-their-personality-and-genes/ 5 comments science
- 40000 elephants are killed each year by poachers for their tusks, which are illegally sold for a large profit. Now, scientists have developed a method to identify where an elephant was living when it was killed by analyzing its tusk DNA and matching it to a map of already sequenced elephant genomes http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/ivory-trade-kingpins-could-be-toppled-testing-tusk-dna 4 comments science
- Is it possible to estimate the population density of an organism by analyzing the environmental DNA present in the surrounding medium? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/68uw4z/is_it_possible_to_estimate_the_population_density/ 3 comments askscience
- 700 Drowned Migrants to Be Recovered from Sunken Smuggler Ship: Two dozen forensic scientists will analyze DNA from a wreck just exhumed from the Mediterranean seafloor http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/700-drowned-migrants-to-be-recovered-from-sunken-smuggler-ship/ 3 comments worldnews
- Analyzing DNA of nearly 2000 mothers of fraternal twins, researchers have found two genetic mutations which may increase the likelihood of twin births https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/having-fraternal-twins-your-genes-and-your-hormones 256 comments science
- Video: U.S. wants to analyze DNA from 1 million people http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/dda30f606f861530f9cec97ba8179175.htm 4 comments science
- U.S. proposes effort to analyze DNA from 1 million people http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/30/us-usa-obama-precisionmedicine-iduskbn0l313r20150130 10 comments politics
- I had my DNA analyzed, and all I got was this lousy story http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/04/i-had-my-dna-analyzed-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-story/ 7 comments science
- Researchers at Edinburgh University's Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine analyzed the DNA of more than 6,800 people, found a small association between height and intelligence such that people who are taller tend to be smarter. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10519-014-9644-z 4 comments science
- A new study has comprehensively analyzed DNA sequences from ancient Neanderthals occupying a remote region of southern Siberia. The findings offer a rare insight into Neanderthal family life. https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/neanderthal-dna-provides-a-glimpse-into-ancient-family-life-366791 18 comments science
- New study suggests mythical Loch Ness monster may be a giant eel. The team of researchers led by Gemmell analyzed the environmental DNA — or genetic material shed by all life in Loch Ness — from around 250 samples of water collected from the lake last year. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/new-study-suggests-mythical-loch-ness-monster-may-be-giant-n1049871 21 comments science
- Who Owns Your Genes? Through more than 40,000 patents on DNA molecules, companies have essentially claimed the entire human genome for profit, report researchers who analyzed the patents on human DNA http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/who-owns-your-genes/81248149/ 5 comments politics
- Analyzing DNA of ancient skeletons and comparing it with genetic samples from living humans, scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers expanded their territory northward, not because the more primitive foragers already living there adopted it on their own. http://phys.org/news/2012-04-glimpse-ancient-human-history.html 42 comments science
- The Peter Khoury Case: an intriguing contact case where the protagonist recovered strands of hair from an alien, which were later analyzed through DNA testing. https://ovniologia.com.br/2024/05/o-caso-peter-khoury-exame-de-dna-em-um-cabelo-alien.html 45 comments aliens
- DNA taken from a lock of hair has been used to back up a man’s claim that he is the great-grandson of legendary Native American leader Sitting Bull. Reporting in the journal Science Advances, scientists used a new method that can analyze family lineages. https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/dna-confirms-living-greatgrandson-of-legendary-sitting-bull-in-firstofitskind-study/ 5 comments anthropology
- DNA taken from a lock of hair has been used to back up a man’s claim that he is the great-grandson of legendary Native American leader Sitting Bull. Reporting in the journal Science Advances, scientists used a new method that can analyze family lineages. https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/dna-confirms-living-greatgrandson-of-legendary-sitting-bull-in-firstofitskind-study/ 388 comments science
- Study: The human lifespan is written into our DNA. Humans have a "natural" lifespan of around 38 years, according to a new method we have developed for estimating the lifespans of different species by analyzing their DNA. https://phys.org/news/2019-12-human-lifespan-written-dna.html 118 comments worldnews
- Oxford Nanopore’s Hand-Held DNA Analyzer Has Traveled the World - "a DNA sequencer about the size and weight of a deck of cards that runs off a laptop USB plug and costs just $1,000." https://www.technologyreview.com/s/607963/oxford-nanopores-hand-held-dna-analyzer-has-traveled-the-world/ 10 comments technology
- In lieu of today's discovery, how did Biologists previously identify and confirm unique species before the ability to analyze its DNA? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/For-the-First-Time-in-35-Years-A-New-Carnivorous-Mammal-Species-is-Discovered-in-the-Western-Hemisphere--219762981.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+smithsonianmag%2Fscience-nature+%28Science+%26+Nature+%7C+Smithsonian.com%29#New-Mammal-Olinguito-1.png 3 comments askscience
- New portable DNA screener to debut this summer - "The Homeland Security Department this summer plans to begin testing a DNA analyzer that's small enough to be easily portable and fast enough to return results in less than an hour." http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110224_1299.php?oref=topnews 7 comments technology
- Tobacco Smoke Linked to Mutations That “Stop” Cancer-Fighting Proteins | Researchers analyzed DNA from more than 12,000 tumor samples across 18 cancer types. https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/tobacco-smoke-linked-to-mutations-that-stop-cancer-fighting-proteins-380717 33 comments science
- Dog behavior is a product of their genes: By analyzing DNA samples from over 200 dog breeds along with nearly 50,000 pet-owner surveys, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have pinpointed many of the genes associated with the behaviors of specific dog breeds. https://www.shutterbulky.com/dog-behavior/ 3892 comments science
- Geneticists analyzed DNA of 20 lions, from living and extinct groups, to create the first genetic map showing the lineages of different lion groups. New genetic clues could help restore extinct lion populations. https://www.inverse.com/science/lion-genes-give-new-clues-on-how-to-repopulate-parts-of-africa 8 comments science
- Your DNA might be your data, but governmental control over analyzing that data appears to be enshrined in California law. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/06/are-genetic-tes.html 2 comments science
- UNUSUAL DNA RESULTS Following Alien Encounter (S7) | Ancient Aliens | The UnXplained Zone. A optically clear hair like nylon fishing line was analyzed. It had both Asian and blue eyed Celtic DNA. https://youtu.be/AoENa-WXgfI?si=iyHcuaq9T7Qp1OxR 16 comments aliens
- Researchers analyzed DNA from nearly 100 mammoth bones, teeth and tusks, and found that about two-thirds came from males who died in foolish ways like being swallowed by a sinkhole, washing away by a mudflow, drowning after falling through thin ice. Fewer females died from these silly causes. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/science/mammoth-fossils-males.html 37 comments science
- Neanderthal lineages excavated from modern human genomes: A new approach applied to analyzing whole-genome sequencing data from 665 people from Europe and East Asia shows that more than 20 percent of the Neanderthal genome survives in the DNA of this contemporary group http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/86726-neanderthal-lineages-excavated-from-modern-human-genomes 4 comments science
- Rapid Climate Change Wiped Out Woolly Mammoths, Study Confirms. In a large-scale environmental DNA metagenomic study of ancient plant & mammal communities, an international team of researchers analyzed 535 permafrost & lake sediment samples from across the Arctic spanning the past 50,000 years. http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/rapid-climate-change-woolly-mammoths-10187.html 17 comments science
- Rapid blood test to detect cancer: Scientists successfully detected cancerous mutations in tumor cells by analyzing DNA that is free-floating in blood, employing a strip test with results in 10 minutes. The liquid biopsy is less invasive than tissue sampling. https://academictimes.com/rapid-blood-test-detects-cancerous-mutations-in-tumor-dna/ 22 comments science
- A new low-cost technique is the first to analyze DNA left behind in animals’ feces to map out complex networks of species interactions, researchers report. It could help redefine conservation as we know it, identify otherwise hard-to-find species, and guide a global effort to “rewild” vast areas. https://www.futurity.org/fecal-dna-conservation-ecosystems-biodiversity-2469622/ 6 comments worldnews
- Federal Judge Unseals New York Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence: "We asked the judge to make the source code public after scientists and defense attorneys raised concerns that flaws in its design may have resulted in innocent people going to prison." https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-judge-unseals-new-york-crime-labs-software-for-analyzing-dna-evidence 12 comments technology
- Federal Judge Unseals New York Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence: "We asked the judge to make the source code public after scientists and defense attorneys raised concerns that flaws in its design may have resulted in innocent people going to prison." https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-judge-unseals-new-york-crime-labs-software-for-analyzing-dna-evidence 56 comments law
- Brussels Police are investigating a large fire at the country’s Institute of Criminology was likely started to destroy evidence. Perpetrators set fire to a laboratory used to analyze DNA samples collected at crime scenes. http://www.newsweek.com/explosion-fire-national-institute-criminology-brussels-belgium-494146 10 comments worldnews
- Starting in July, doctors and midwives in Mississippi will be required by law to collect samples of umbilical cord blood from babies born to some girls under the age of 16. Officials will analyze the samples and try to identify the fathers through matches in the state's DNA database. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/03/188423215/miss-turns-to-cord-blood-to-track-down-statutory-rapists?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130604 255 comments politics
- SCOTUS: “When officers make arrest supported by probable cause to hold for serious offense and they bring suspect to the station to be detained in custody, taking & analyzing cheek swab of arrestee’s DNA is, like fingerprinting, a legitimate police booking procedure & is reasonable under 4th Amdmt” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/supreme-court-says-police-can-take-dna-samples.html?hp&_r=0 19 comments politics
