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DNA may identify sailor 68 years after Pearl Harbor

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The call came unexpectedly a few weeks ago, the sharp ring and a calm voice asking whether she was Starring Winfield's sister.





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Trial seeks 'genetic fingerprint' for predicting drug effectiveness

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 03, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Cincinnati (UC) physician-scientists believe identifying a genetic “fingerprint” could help predict which specific therapies will be most effective for patients with gastric cancer.


Fighting the spread of food poisoning

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 02, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Queensland University of Technology researcher has developed a new technique that can help scientists and clinicians quickly and cheaply diagnose the bacteria which causes the most common bout of food poisoning in Australia.


Britain to remove some DNA profiles from database

Other Sciences / Other

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Britain said Thursday it will set up a system to remove details about the DNA of innocent people from its nationwide registry of genetic information - but it could take up to 12 years for some of that information ...


Researchers examine human embryonic stem cell genome

Biology /

created Mar 27, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Stem cell researchers from UCLA used a high resolution technique to examine the genome, or total DNA content, of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines and found that while both lines could form neurons, the lines had ...


High-res technology shows significant differences in stem cell lines

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created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UCLA stem cell researchers using a high-resolution technique to examine the genome of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines have found that while both lines could form neurons, they differed in the numbers of certain ...


Genetic Material under a Magnifying Glass

Chemistry /

created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The genetic alphabet contains four letters. Although our cells can readily decipher our genetic molecules, it isn’t so easy for us to read a DNA sequence in the laboratory. Scientists require complex, highly sophisticated ...


Quantitative approach to forensic fingerprint comparison studied

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has awarded researchers at Virginia Tech a two-year, $854,907 grant to develop a quantitative approach to measuring and establishing a standard for "sufficiency" of information available ...


Meet DNA's personal assistants

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Just as scientists finished sequencing the human genome, they got a new surprise. Inside the genetic pathway, where DNA produces proteins to sustain life, they found microRNA. These tiny ubiquitous molecules have opened a ...


Genetic link to heart failure

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, has identified a group of 12 genetic variants in the HSPB7 gene that is associated with heart failure in humans.


Man Against Machine

Man Against Machine

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created Sep 02, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computer-generated method outperforms human-designed program for fingerprint improvement It sounds like a plot for a science fiction movie, but it's not. Computers now create programs that solve complex pr ...



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