dna
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Aussie Researchers Have Developed a Tool To Analyse DNA 30 Times Faster
Aussie researchers have developed a new file format called SLOW5 that processes DNA samples 30 times faster than existing formats.
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Ice Age Mammoth and Horse DNA Found in Soil Samples Left in Freezer
Fieldwork conducted about a decade ago is only now changing researchers’ understanding of large mammal extinctions during the Ice Age. An analysis of DNA locked away in frozen soil samples reveals that charismatic species like woolly mammoths and the wild horses of the Yukon stuck around for longer than previously believed.
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Australian Cops Consider the DNA Tech Used to Pinch the Golden State Killer
Two of Australia’s biggest law enforcement orgs are looking into adopting the DNA tech credited for finding the United States’ notorious ‘Golden State Killer’. The same tech that caused uproar over accessing DNA data without consent back in 2018. The New South Wales Police Force and the Australian Federal Police this week said a group…
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No, DNA Tests Cant Help You Find Your Soulmate, Despite What ‘The One’ Tells You
The Netflix drama The One centres around a geneticist who invents a new matchmaking service. It uses DNA to help people find their romantic and sexual match: their “one”. “A single strand of hair is all it takes to be matched with the one person you are genetically guaranteed to fall in love with”,…