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- Beyond the $1K Genome: DNA ‘Writing’ Comes Next http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/18/beyond-the-1k-genome-dna-writing-comes-next-2/ 16 comments
- DNA Reveals Red-Haired Chinese Mummies Come from Europe and Asia http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/07/18/these-red-haired-chinese-mummies-come-from-all-over-eurasia-dna-reveals/ 9 comments
- 2000-Year-Old Skeleton Migrated to Cambridgeshire From Beyond the Roman Empire, DNA Analysis Suggests | Scientists have discovered that a man who lived during the Roman period did not originally come from a rural farmstead. https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/2000-year-old-skeleton-migrated-to-cambridgeshire-from-beyond-the-roman-empire-dna-analysis-382236 49 comments science
- New technology lets police link DNA to appearance and ancestry – and it's coming to Australia https://theconversation.com/new-technology-lets-police-link-dna-to-appearance-and-ancestry-and-its-coming-to-australia-173334 10 comments technology
- [TuttoSport] Fabio Capello : “I advised Allegri not to come back to Juve. I told him that he’d be the sacrificial lamb. The players don’t do their part and the blame goes to the manager. Juventus have a winning DNA, but right now I can’t see it.” https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2021/11/01-86735247/juve_capello_ed_il_retroscena_dissi_ad_allegri_di_non_tornare_ 396 comments soccer
- India’s DNA COVID vaccine is a world first – more are coming https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02385-x?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en 9 comments upliftingnews
- India's DNA Covid vaccine is a world first - more are coming https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02385-x 20 comments worldnews
- Guerra genetica, come la Cina mappa il Dna di intere popolazioni - Formiche.net https://formiche.net/2021/07/guerra-genetica-cina-dna/ 6 comments italy
- World’s first cloned Przewalski horse comes from DNA preserved at San Diego Zoo 40 years ago http://www.inparkmagazine.com/sdzg-przewalski-horse-clone/?fbclid=iwar3tyir_bwvvragq79uuvejdbtrwluaeqhdpxhhywq2dop2jcioegqg5ql8 10 comments worldnews
- Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/science/dna-crime-gene-technology.html 3 comments technews
- Why does mitochondrial DNA only come from the mother? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/a2sh4b/why_does_mitochondrial_dna_only_come_from_the/ 7 comments askscience
- DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610339/dna-tests-for-iq-are-coming-but-it-might-not-be-smart-to-take-one/ 12 comments science
- The ancient population of Britain was almost completely replaced by newcomers about 4,500 years ago, a study shows. The astonishing result comes from analysis of DNA extracted from 400 ancient remains across Europe. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43115485 401 comments worldnews
- If the petitioners lose, DNA authentication will come 100 percent: AMA on Aadhaar http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/if-the-petitioners-lose-dna-authentication-will-come-100-percent-ama-on-aadhaar-4320755.html 3 comments india
- How did viruses with the ability to alter DNA come about, where did they come from? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/78hv2e/how_did_viruses_with_the_ability_to_alter_dna/ 3 comments askscience
- E-cigarettes 'Potentially as Harmful as Tobacco Cigarettes': E-cigarettes loaded with a nicotine-based liquid are potentially as harmful as unfiltered cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage http://today.uconn.edu/2017/06/e-cigarettes-potentially-harmful-tobacco-cigarettes/ 29 comments science
- If DNA is a series of nitrogenous bases, how come we call it deoxyribose nucleic ACID? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/69zboy/if_dna_is_a_series_of_nitrogenous_bases_how_come/ 8 comments askscience
- Say i had one arm amputated and someone elses attached. Would the DNA taken from that arm eventually come bck as my own over time? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4vz9el/say_i_had_one_arm_amputated_and_someone_elses/ 5 comments askscience
- Stone Age humans brought deer to Scotland by sea: DNA reveals the animals were introduced by boat - and may have come from as far as the Mediterranean http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1828/20160095 23 comments science
- Gene editing: The next frontier in America’s abortion wars. Longtime combatants find themselves on the same side when it comes to manipulating the DNA of human embryos. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/gene-editing-abortion-wars-219230 6 comments politics
- DNA Tests on Kane's Accuser Come Up Positive for Others, Not Kane http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/stories/2015/sep22/kane.html 171 comments hockey
- DNA testing coming to iPhones? ResearchKit could herald new medical era | Macworld http://www.macworld.com/article/2919600/dna-testing-coming-to-iphones-researchkit-could-herald-new-medical-era.html?google_editors_picks=true 5 comments technology
- Is the cost of epigenetic sequencing coming down at the same rate as DNA sequencing? http://www.genome.gov/sequencingcosts/ 14 comments askscience
- Vaccines developed from DNA nanostructures come one step closer to a clinical reality http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=26120.php 5 comments science
- The DNA Sequencer That Could Go To Mars -- Did life start on Mars and come to Earth? A new machine being launched today might answer that question. http://blogs.forbes.com/matthewherper/2010/12/14/the-dna-sequencer-that-could-go-to-mars/ 5 comments science
- For $249 you'll be able to have your DNA tested for 23 genetic conditions. Kits coming to drug stores soon. http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story/dna-kits-to-be-sold-at-major-drugstore-chain/_4yowo8wt0o7_nqkwvgskg.cspx 11 comments technology
- "Riddley Walker" and Dawkins' DNA: "Whatever it is we dont come naturel to it" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2008/nov/06/religion-riddley-walker 4 comments books
- WOW! Extinct Tasmanian Tiger DNA Comes Alive in a Mouse! http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2008/05/20/2249778.htm 2 comments technology
- The DNA shared by the world’s six-billion-plus people ultimately comes from the same place (MAP) http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/07/genographic200707 48 comments reddit.com
- Writing genomes from scratch, recoding organisms or cells for perfect viral immunity, producing universal donor cells & organs for therapeutics which possess superhuman qualities like cryopreservation or resistance to DNA damage may be coming soon, according to notable geneticist Dr. George Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MZ-JaIvFI 5 comments futurology
- Scientists have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor to the origins of life. The findings not only suggest how life might have begun, but also have implications for the development of artificial life and biotechnology applications. https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/research/activities/news/2021/04/origins-of-life-could-have-started-with-dna-like-xnas.html 3 comments science
- ‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter of heredity, study shows. The new data come from a massive effort to sequence the DNA of Vikings across Europe. It traces how Vikings radiated across Europe from their Scandinavian homeland, and how people with roots elsewhere also took up Viking ways. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/viking-was-job-description-not-matter-heredity-massive-ancient-dna-study-shows 6 comments science
- Xavi on de Jong and de Ligt: “I like them a lot (...) and they have the Barça DNA, coming from Ajax.” https://www.marca.com/futbol/espanoles-mundo/2018/12/21/5c1bda9d268e3e353e8b45ea.html 56 comments soccer
- Mutation that disrupts DNA’s electrical signaling linked to colon cancer. The development of an aggressive, early-onset form of colon cancer may come down to a single missing iron atom in a key DNA repair protein, according to new research. https://news.umich.edu/mutation-that-disrupts-dnas-electrical-signaling-linked-to-colon-cancer/ 48 comments science
- "Zombie" DNA discovered: Dead gene comes back to life, causes muscular dystrophy http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-19/muscular-dystrophy-gene-riddle-cracked-may-lead-to-treatments-study-says.html 6 comments science
- “Since I was 16 and started coming up to the gym, people kept telling me I looked like a Mayweather... After a while, I couldn’t stand it any longer – I called him [Floyd Sr] up and asked him if he’d take a DNA test.” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article1749849.ece 4 comments sports
- Bill Peters, asked about Backlund's penalties: (scrunch face) "Come on... (scrunch face) Tough one, right? You know Backs, I know Backs, our team doesn't dive. We're not going to dive. Diving isn't in our DNA, that's not how we play... 4-2 and we're going to dive?" (scrunch face) https://twitter.com/darrenwhaynes/status/1098456788729393152 30 comments hockey
- Elephants rarely get cancer thanks to 'zombie gene,' study finds: 'Humans and other animals carry one copy of a "master tumor suppressor" gene. Elephants have 20 copies. Scientists found that gene can trigger a "zombie gene" to come back to life with a new purpose: killing cells in damaged DNA.' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/elephants-zombie-gene-protects-them-cancer-study-finds/995927002/ 171 comments worldnews
- "Latvian Woman May Have Been Murdered," Says Kerala Police. The statement comes a day after the DNA test of the highly decomposed body found near Kovalam confirmed that it was of 33-year-old Liga Skromane. https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/latvian-woman-may-have-been-murdered-says-kerala-police-1844012 5 comments india
- Matching DNA to a diet doesn’t work: ‘We didn’t even come close,’ researcher says. Stanford spent $8 million to find that dieting based on the results of genetic testing failed to beat a standard diet. https://www.statnews.com/2018/02/20/diet-genetic-matching/ 32 comments science