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Ireland Shocked After DNA Tests Show Blonde Girl Seized From Gypsy Family Is...
A DNA test has found that a blonde-haired, blue-eyed child taken from a Roma family by Dublin's police force is their biological daughter, according to Sky News.The child had been taken from her...
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Scientists Think They've Found Why Two People Never Look Exactly Alike
Face shape is largely determined by genetics, yet no two faces are entirely alike. How do genes bring about faces with subtle differences while avoiding dramatic disruptions and facial malformations...
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Some Parts Of Your Body Age Faster Than Others
New research shows that not all of our body's tissues age at the same rate. Steve Horvath, a geneticist at UCLA's medical school, has discovered a new way to measure the biological age of human tissue,...
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DNA Shows That Native Americans Actually Came From Siberia
The DNA gleaned from two ancient Siberian skeletons is related to that of modern-day Native Americans and western Eurasians, new research suggests.The genetic material from the ancient Siberians...
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4 Scientific Achievements Everyone Will Be Talking About In 2014
It's that time of the year. In addition to listing the biggest science breakthroughs of 2013, the editors of the journal Science have named their "areas to watch in 2014."Here are their four...
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Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Worms
Once upon a time in the 1960s, scientists thought the human genome might contain as many as 2 million genes, units of DNA that code for proteins.But ever since then, the estimated number has been...
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DNA Of Ancient Human Spawns New Theory Of Why Europeans Became White
The genetic analysis of a male hunter-gatherer who lived in modern-day Spain around 7,000 years ago suggests that the man had dark skin and hair, but blue eyes.Here's an artist's impression of what...
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The Police Will Soon Be Able To Test DNA In The Field In Just 90 Minutes
Current human DNA tests take two to three weeks to be completed, and must be sent into an accredited laboratory. But a new rapid test, which could analyze human DNA in 90 minutes in the field, is...
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Here's What Happened When Neanderthals And Ancient Humans Hooked Up 80,000...
By comparing the Neanderthal genome to modern human DNA, the authors of two new studies, both published on Wednesday, show how DNA that humans have inherited from breeding with Neanderthals has shaped...
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This Chart Shows The Real Reason More Innocent Prisoners Are Being Freed Than...
As of Feb. 3, 2014, both state governments and the U.S. government have exonerated 1,304 innocent prisoners since 1989, according to a new report from the National Registry for Exonerations. And 87 of...
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18-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Helped Research Her Own Rare Disease, Is Now...
At 18, Elana Simon has beaten cancer and is even a co-author of a study about her disease, which was published Thursday in the journal Science.Six years ago, Simon was diagnosed with a rare liver...
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How To Identify Where Someone's Been — Without A Fingerprint Or Human DNA
Wiping fingerprints and cleaning up stray hairs may not be enough to remove evidence that you've been at a crime scene.According to microbial ecologist Rob Knight, speaking at TED 2014 in Vancouver on...
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New Research Could Lead To 3D Mugshots Based On DNA
In the not-too-distant future, it may be possible to create a digital mugshot from DNA.Researchers from Pennsylvania State University, led by anthropologist Mark Shriver, published a study this week on...
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Scientists Have Inserted DNA-Based Nanobots Into A Living Cockroach
Scientists have inserted DNA-based nanobots into a living cockroach, which are able to perform logical operations. Researchers say the nanobots could eventually be able to carry out complex programs,...
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DNA Tests Suggest That The Blood In A Mysterious 200-Year-Old Gourd Didn’t...
New genetic evidence casts further doubt on the authenticity of a grisly French relic: a gourd long believed to be stained with the blood of Louis XVI.Scientists sequenced the genome from dried blood...
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US Scientists Have Created An Entirely New Lifeform With Artificial DNA
The first living organism to carry and pass down to future generations an expanded genetic code has been created by American scientists, paving the way for a host of new life forms whose cells carry...
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Scientists Just Obliterated The Only Real 'Proof' Of Bigfoot
DNA tests have shown that hair samples claimed to have come from yetis, sasquatch and bigfoot actually came from other species currently in the area or from their ancestors.Two Himalayan alleged “yeti”...
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The Secret Of Tibetans' Success Lies With Ancestors Who Were Not Quite Human
Researchers have known for a while that many people alive today carry genes from human species other than Homo sapiens--the result of ancient interbreeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans. They have...
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'DNA Scissors’ Can Cut And Paste Your Genes
Jay Johnson's DNA was cut into pieces. Tiny molecular scissors chopped it into slices the cell couldn't readily repair. The cell did its best at a speedy patch-up job, but the gene was left effectively...
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Friends Resemble Each Other Genetically
People may unsuspectingly choose friends who have some DNA sequences in common with them, a new analysis finds.Researchers compared gene variations between nearly 2,000 people who were not biologically...
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