Commercially available tests can analyze your genetic profile and try to predict your risk of a host of diseases. But a new study suggests they aren't ready for prime time. The technology, known as whole-genome sequencing allows scientists to map the information encoded in most of the billions of building blocks that make up a person's DNA. So far, whole-genome sequencing has been used mainly … [Read more...]
1 in 5 people possess natural protector against Alzheimer’s
In what could be termed as a good news for approximately 1 in 5 people, scientists have discovered that these people carry a gene that can lessen the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers at the University of California San Francisco and the Glandstone Institute have found that about 20 percent of the population carries a natural protector against Alzheimer’s disease. They say, it may … [Read more...]
Scientists create living organism with ‘alien’ DNA
Scientists have made a substantial breakthrough towards creating a new microbial life-form by creating the “semi-synthetic” micro-organism with a radically different genetic code from the rest of life on Earth. For billions of years, the DNA of all life on Earth has been coded from four "base" building blocks, A, T, C and G, which bind in pairs and stack up like a twisting ladder to form the … [Read more...]
Ancient Baby DNA Recommends Tie To Native Americans
The DNA of a baby boy who was buried in Montana (USA) 12,600 years ago has been convalesced from ruins, paving new horizons for exploration of the ancestries of present American Indians and further natives of the Americas. It’s the most primogenital genome was ever retrieved from the New World. Relics found with the remains of the body show the boy belonged to Clovis culture, which dwelled in … [Read more...]
Judge Says Sexual Assault Suspect Can Blame His Twin
A judge has announced that an artillery officer in the Army linked through DNA to a series of sexual assaults on girls can blame his twin brother during trial for the attacks in two different states. Late last week, the judge ruled it would not be correct to bar the attorneys for Aaron Lucas a 1st Lieutenant from presenting his own identical twin as a possible alternate suspect, due to the … [Read more...]
