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DNA

Academia 6 months ago

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Genes and nation: Is Bhinneka Tunggal Ika becoming historical window-dressing?

If different ethnic groups in Indonesia have unique ancestries and histories, then policies that assume everyone is the same culturally, linguistically or medically are either tone-deaf and harmful.

Society 8 months ago

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Indonesia to push DNA screening for cervical cancer nationwide

The DNA-based testing will be combined with the acetate acid (IVA) screening that is currently widely used across the nation in order to increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening for women.

Science & Tech 1 year ago

Researchers decode oldest human DNA from South Africa to date

The genetic sequences were from a man and a woman whose remains were found at a rock shelter near the southern coastal town of George, about 370 kilometres (230 miles) east of Cape Town, said University of Cape Town (UCT) biological anthropology professor Victoria Gibbon.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Skepticism about claim human ancestors nearly went extinct

It is extremely difficult to extract DNA from the few fossils of human relatives dating from more than a couple of hundred thousand years ago, making it hard to know much about them.

Academia 2 years ago

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Human genome sequencing revolutionizes medical treatment

Genomics can be used to predict how well a person will respond to a treatment.

Art & Culture 2 years ago

Liver failure likely cause of Beethoven's death: DNA analysis

Ever since, biographers have sought to explain the causes of the German composer's death at the age of 56, his progressive hearing loss and his struggles with chronic illness.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

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Swedish geneticist wins Nobel medicine prize for decoding ancient DNA

Paabo's work demonstrated practical implications during the COVID-19 pandemic when he found that people infected with the virus who carry a gene variant inherited from Neanderthals are more at risk of severe illness than whose who do not.

Environment 3 years ago

In the United States, every dog has its… DNA test

The routine is now a familiar one: Open the kit, swirl a swab around, put it in solution and wait impatiently for the results. Except this time it is not a test for COVID-19 -- it's a DNA test for dogs.

Environment 4 years ago

The world in a drop of water: DNA tool transforms nature tracking

In their search for pink river dolphins, researchers in the Peruvian Amazon scooped up river water sloshing with genetic material that they hoped could trace the elusive creatures.

Science & Tech 4 years ago

DNA from skeleton found in Sulawesi reveals unknown group of humans

The relatively intact fossil, which belonged to a teenager aged 17 or 18, was buried in the foetal position inside Leang Panninge, a limestone cave in South Sulawesi.

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