Natasja Athertonflipped into Everything History‘Viking' was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study showssciencemag.orgIt was a Viking saga written in genes. In 2008, construction work on an isolated Estonian beach near the town of Salme uncovered the skeletons of …
Good Housekeepingflipped into LifeTwo Sisters Took a DNA Test. It Revealed Everything They Knew About Their Family Was Wrong.Good Housekeeping - By Rachael RifkinThe test results may have unraveled clues to a heartbreaking, decades-old kidnapping mystery. It all started out innocently enough. In 2017, Audrey …
Pierre Guerinflipped into HISTORY / ARCHEOLOGYAncient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovansverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Aylin WoodwardForty years ago, a Tibetan monk wandered into the holy Baishiya Karst Cave and stumbled across a jawbone. The accidental discovery was the beginning of an anthropological mystery whose solution has shed new light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor. Scientists hypothesized that the bone came from a …
Derwin Frittsflipped into Ancient KnowledgeAncient DNA From Preserved Cave Lions Reveals They Were a Unique Speciesverified_publisherGizmodo - George DvorskyA genetic analysis of ice age cave lions shows this species to be distinct from modern lions, ending a long-standing mystery. What’s more, the new …
The Guardianflipped into Top StoriesBaby God: how DNA testing uncovered a shocking web of fertility fraudverified_publisherThe Guardian - Adrian HortonQuincy Fortier was once Nevada’s physician of the year. As unspooled in a new documentary, he had a dark secret: dozens of children fraudulently fathered through his fertility clinic At 22, Cathy Holm was newly married, settling into a new home in Las Vegas, Nevada, and struggling to start a family. …
Linda Anfusoflipped into Medical HistoryNeanderthal DNA might be a risk factor for severe coronavirus casesbgr.com - Chris SmithNot all of the people who test positive for the novel coronavirus will experience a bad case of COVID-19 requiring oxygen therapy or mechanical …
ScienceAlertflipped into ScienceAlertNew Study of Neanderthal And Denisovan DNA Reveals a Surprising Link to Men Todayverified_publisherScienceAlert - Mike McRaeDecades of teasing apart Neanderthal DNA has produced an archive of ancient genes that spell out a history of love affairs between estranged branches …
Refinery29flipped into Difference Makers & Boundary BreakersTrump Doesn’t Want To Give A DNA Sample In Rape Lawsuit. Now The DOJ Is Involved.verified_publisherRefinery29 - Britni de la CretazDonald Trump has been accused of sexual assault by over 20 women, including writer E. Jean Carroll, who is suing the president for defamation after he denied the allegations. Now, in a surprising move, the United States Department of Justice has announced that it will be taking over the defense of …
Bustleflipped into BustleAfter 4 Years Of Unrelenting Racism, I Got a DNA Test. For My Dog.verified_publisherBustle - Shayla LawsonPeople on the street stopped to ask what we were, where we were from. A few months ago, during what I’m calling the fall of white supremacy, I got my …
Los Angeles Timesflipped into CaliforniaThe untold story of how the Golden State Killer was found: A covert operation and private DNAverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Paige St. JohnSACRAMENTO — The dramatic arrest in 2018 of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was all the more astounding because of how detectives said they caught the elusive Golden State Killer — by harnessing genetic technology already in use by millions of consumers to trace their family trees. But the DNA-matching …
Avatarjosephflipped into GovernmentAlgorithm reveals some of us have DNA from a mystery ancestorverified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayInterbreeding gets a bad rap these days, but early humans loved a bit of interspecies action. Genes from fossils show our ancestors had entanglements with both Neanderthals and an ancient group called Denisovans. But new research suggests they also got it on with another mystery relative, whose DNA …
marcdubeyflipped into Middle East News For The PerplexedA tale of two cesspits: DNA reveals intestinal health in Medieval Europe and Middle Eastphys.org - University of CambridgeA new study published this week in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B demonstrates a first attempt at using the methods of …
Forbesflipped into InnovationA New Way Of Making DNA Is About To Revolutionize The Biotech IndustryForbes - John CumbersHas the next biotech unicorn been minted? A partnership was just announced between two California firms, Codexis CDXS and Molecular Assemblies, focused on a radical new way of writing DNA. The partnership comes at a booming time for the synthetic biology industry, which seeks to use DNA to create …
Massive Scienceflipped into Science StoriesDNA from a mummified bishop's lungs shows tuberculosis infected humans only recentlymassivesci.com - Amanda RossilloBishop Peder Winstrup died in what is now Sweden in 1679 CE, when tuberculosis (TB) was ravaging Europe. His body was placed in a cool, dry crypt, …
zhogfanflipped into POLITICS.WAR.CRIME.RELIGIONA Security Breach Exposed More Than One Million DNA Profiles On A Major Genealogy Databasebuzzfeednews.comOn July 19, genealogy enthusiasts who use the website GEDmatch to upload their DNA information and find relatives to fill in their family trees got …
Bloombergflipped into MarketsHow a Third Cousin Could Give Away Your DNA Secretsverified_publisherBloomberg - Kristen V BrownRelatively simple tests that can analyze an individual’s DNA have proved a boon in the fields of medicine and criminal justice, not to mention …
Falconflipped into EclecticaDa Vinci's Drawings Contain a Surprising Mix of Bacteria, Fungi, And Human DNAverified_publisherScienceAlert - RAFI LETZTERLeonardo da Vinci is famous for his elaborate, nuanced artworks and advanced technological ideas. But new research has revealed another level of …
MsCuttsScienceflipped into Covid-19People with Neanderthal DNA run a higher risk of severe complications from COVID-19Firstpost - Agence France-PresseCOVID-19 patients with a snippet of Neanderthal DNA that crossed into the human genome some 60,000 years ago run a higher risk of severe …
Refinery29 UKflipped into Refinery29 UKJust Wondering: Can A Dishwasher Remove DNA From A Hammer?verified_publisherRefinery29 - Hannah RimmSpoiler Alert: Heavy spoilers ahead for the entire season of The Undoing. It's unfortunate but, after watching the recent finale of Sky Atlantic/HBO's The Undoing, my Google search history officially looks like that of a deranged killer. No regrets, though, because I desperately need to know what …
SYFY WIREflipped into ScienceCan you really pull a "Jurassic Park" and extract DNA from bugs frozen in amber?verified_publisherSYFY WIRE - Elizabeth RayneSo we may never actually extract the blood of a mosquito that bit a dinosaur 100 million years ago and use it to resurrect dinosaurs that take over …
Passionfish12flipped into SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYA newly discovered protein repairs DNAphys.org - University of SevilleResearchers from the University of Seville, in collaboration with colleagues from the Universities of Murcia and Marburg (Germany) have identified a …
Falconflipped into EclecticaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAncient DNA reveals a Bronze Age bias for male horsessciencemag.orgMyths about horses and gender abound. Many equestrians, for example, say they prefer "predictable" geldings over "moody" mares, despite no real …
Refinery29flipped into Pop CulturedJust Wondering: Can A Dishwasher Remove DNA From A Hammer?verified_publisherRefinery29 - Hannah RimmSpoiler Alert: Heavy spoilers ahead for the entire season of The Undoing. It's unfortunate but, after watching the recent finale of HBO's The Undoing, my Google search history officially looks like that of a deranged killer. No regrets, though, because I desperately need to know what happens to all …
Samflipped into Science n TechnologyWhy It Takes a DNA Test to Determine a Panda Cub's Sexsmithsonianmag.com - Beth Py-LiebermanThis morning via YouTube, the National Zoo announced the six-week-old giant panda cub is a male. "It's another boy," announced the Zoo's panda …