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LAist (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
DNA representation by nate steiner via Flickr DNA evidence from a double murder 12 years ago has been linked to a suspect who is currently in a California prison. Back in September of 1997, the stabbing murders of 57-year-old Nancy Boehm and her mentally impaired 23-year-old son Shawn occurred in their North Hollywood home on the 5700 block of Riverton Avenue . Without any leads, the case remained...
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Figleaf's Real Adult Sex (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Paleoanthropologist John Hawks picks up an unconsciously but hugely man-hating comment on Slashdot. Slashdot picks up the Svante Pääbo “ Humans had sex with Neandertals “ story. Hilarity ensues . You do not need any DNA analysis to figure that out. What do you think the troll did to the captured the [sic] princess, once he took her back to his mountain cave? And they did not...
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Woot! - One Day, One Deal (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Every week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s Woot Weads the Wire. ADDIS ABABA , Ethiopia ( UPI )— A 35 -mile-long rift in the desert of Ethiopia could rip open, creating a new sea in just days, scientists say....
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Diary of a Donkeybody - MND musings (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
We returned to Stanford today for the funeral of local legend, Richard Speed. He was an unassuming but immensely talented man whose wide influence in the creative arts and education was witnessed to by the packed church. It was nice to see former curate and now vicar of Uffington, Rosanna Martin, presiding beautifully over the celebration, and to hear old friend, New Orleans jazz singer, Lillian Boutté,...
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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
READ THE NEWS ON ONE CLICKhttp://www.theoneclickgroup.co.uk1. Pfizer Meningitis Vaccine Killer Demands DNA Tests For Beneficiaries Pfizer International, the US pharmaceutical company that carried out a meningitis trovan test in 1996 on a number of children in Kano State, has demanded a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) report as a pre-condition for beneficiaries to draw down on
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PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
$75m: Pfizer Demands DNA Report from Beneficiaries From Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano, 11.01.2009 Add To Favorites Print This Article Post Comment Pfizer International, the US pharmaceutical company that carried out a meningitis trovan test in 1996 on a number of children in Kano State, has demanded a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) report as a pre-condition for beneficiaries to draw down on the $75 million...
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Daniyal Jahangir (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
DNA samples often convict criminals. But many of today's forensic tests are so polluted by soil, tobacco and food remains, for example, that they can not be used. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden, working together with the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science, SKL, have improved a critical part of the analysis process. The first findings, published in the latest issue of the...
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FreshTrend (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
It’s like CSI for your dog, minus the violence but plus all the fascinating forensic technology. A simple swab of your dog’s cheek is sent for DNA analysis – they’ll tell you its breeds, physical traits, personality quirks, and common health concerns. It’s a fun and educational must-have for any diehard dog lover! $59.95 @ [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Discovery of foot inside running shoe is seventh such find in British Columbia in past two years A right foot has been found inside a running shoe on a Canadian beach, the seventh such grisly discovery there in the past two years. The Royal Canadian Mounted police said two men discovered the foot while walking along the beach in Richmond, British Columbia , on Tuesday evening. The Vancouver Sun reported...
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
DNA samples often convict criminals. But many of today's forensic tests are so polluted by soil, tobacco and food remains, for example, that they can not be used. Now researchers in Sweden have improved a critical part of the analysis process. The first findings indicate that the new method strengthens the DNA analysis so that previously negative samples yield positive and usable DNA profiles.
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John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Slashdot picks up the Svante Pääbo "Humans had sex with Neandertals" story. Hilarity ensues. You do not need any DNA analysis to figure that out. What do you think the troll did to the captured the princess, once he took her back to his mountain cave? And they did not call it the Stockholm syndrome if she ever was freed; it was called bergtatt (literally: taken into the mountain)...
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Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Chelsea Parris Oct. 26 2009 2:43pm A 9-year-old boy named Corey Haas was classified as legally blind due to a disease called Leber's congenital amaurosis. Reading in school and riding a bike were very difficult for him. His family feared that with age he would go completely blind. When the family heard about the experimental vision procedure in Boston they were happy and up for it. Corey received a...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Massey biology researcher has used DNA analysis to prove quail on Tiritiri Matangi Island are Australian and not remnants of an extinct New Zealand species.
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WarblerWatch (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Answer: Good question, Rob, in Cordelia, CA. At seven inches from bill tip to tail tip, the Yellow-Breasted Chat (YBCH) is EASILY our largest North American wood-warbler family member. All the other warblers in our area range from 4.25 to 5.5 inches in length. Equally vexing, unlike YBCH, most other wood-warblers have an insect-catching small bill. Consequently, seeing a YBCH’s oversized one...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
For years, an Ohio aviation museum believed it was displaying a hair sample from famed pilot Amelia Earhart, but a DNA analysis has revealed otherwise.
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rwedman | 06/18/2009
The origin of HIV/AIDS has cme into the media spotlight as we learn of its existence in the human population much early then was orignally thought. This new information came to us by way of DNA analysis of the current HIV virus. Scientists now guess th...
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