DNA
Scientists discover third prehistoric human relative
March 25, 2010By Jessica Berman Scientists have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric human relative to migrate out of Africa, in addition to Neanderthal and modern human ancestors. Researchers say they have a lot more to learn about the creature they call...
Scientific breakthrough: Cracking genetic code of two cancers
December 21, 2009Scientists crack genetic code of two common cancers. Discovery could revolutionize cancer care, saving millions of lives It is being called a scientific breakthrough. British researchers say they have mapped the entire genetic code for two types of cancers...
3 scientists share Nobel Chemistry Prize for DNA work
October 07, 2009By Tom Rivers Two Americans and one Israeli share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work showing how the DNA code is translated into life itself. Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath from Israel were all...
DNA advances fuel racism fears
November 12, 2007New developments in genetics are advancing medicine, but some scientists and advocates fear they could be misinterpreted as support for racist theories. Though about 99 percent of DNA is identical, the remaining 1 percent is not, The New York Times...
Arthur Kornberg, synthesizer of DNA, dies
October 29, 2007Dr. Arthur Kornberg, the Nobel Prize-winner who was the first scientist to synthesize DNA, has died at a California hospital. The cause was respiratory failure, The Los Angeles Times reported. Kornberg was 89. In addition to his achievements as...
New method of selecting DNA developed
October 15, 2007A new technology developed by U.S. scientists will allow researchers to more easily select DNA for resequencing. Emory University researchers said their new technique will help other scientists discover subtle and overlooked genetic variations that...
Parents linked to daughter's disappearance
October 09, 2007A British couple whose 4-year-old daughter went missing in Portugal allegedly has been linked through DNA to the girl's disappearance. Kate and Gerry McCann have been named as suspects in the case and plan to travel to Portugal to clear their names...
- October 06, 2007
Advances in DNA testing proved that an Uppsala, Sweden, man did not father his ex-girlfriend's child 33 years ago. The man broke up with the mother of the child shortly before the girl was born, The Local reported Friday. While he maintained he was...
Enzyme filmed attacking viral DNA
September 18, 2007British-led scientists have, for the first time, filmed in real-time the nanoscale interaction of an enzyme and a DNA strand from an attacking virus. University of Cambridge researchers working with colleagues in Scotland, Japan and India, used a...