Tag: DNA
A ‘new era in medicine’ will begin with drugs compatible with DNA
Some drugs can be completely ineffective or deadly in different people because each body reacts differently to the ingredients in the drug. For this reason, treatments that match people’s genetic…
In the United States, even dogs have their DNA test
The ritual has become familiar. Open the kit, swirl the swab, dip it in the solution and mix, then wait impatiently for the result. Except that this time, it is…
Police finally start large-scale DNA research into Heulgirl after six years, but not in Germany
According to Lesquillier, tips are still regularly received about the Heulgirl from Germany, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Croatia. Het Heulmeisje is also regularly linked to missing children, especially in…
hideouts, through DNA analysis
The trial of the attacks of November 13, 2015 is continuing before the special assize court in Paris. This Wednesday, the court heard the Belgian expert responsible for analyzing the…
Lawyer: Migrant-worker DNA sweep that solved sex attack clearly ‘discrimination’
News Local News Skin color was the main reason close to 100 local migrant workers were targeted in a DNA sweep as police investigated a violent sexual assault, the lawyer…
VALENCIA ATHLETICS | Bryan Gil: “Mendilibar instilled in me the DNA of intensity, which is something that Bordalás wants from me”
Bryan Gill, who has just turned 21, has recovered his smile in Mestalla, “because when a footballer does not play he is sad, downcast”, which is how he felt in…
A 35,000-year-old mega-herbivore closer to elephants or mammoths?
35,000 years ago, the proboscideans Notiomastodon platensis populated South America. The removal of ancient DNA from a molar of one of the representatives of this species makes it possible to…
Closer to elephants or mastodons? DNA analysis of a molar has spoken
35,000 years ago, the proboscideans Notiomastodon platensis populated South America. The removal of ancient DNA from a molar of one of the representatives of this species makes it possible to…
A gene that protects against severe forms of Covid-19 has been identified
Why do young and healthy people end up in intensive care after contamination by SARS-CoV-2 while other people, who are a priori more fragile, get by with a simple cold?…
Researchers have been able to study the DNA of mummies thousands of years old thanks to lice!
DNA is scarce in South American mummies dating back several millennia. The presence of parasites in individuals shortly before their death has nevertheless made it possible to preserve this precious…