DNA Testing

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• Government taking newborn DNA samples

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 143
  …The IRB board appointed to oversee research on the stored bloodspots consists almost entirely of State employees. Harrington says that makes the process questionable.“This is not a true independent professional review board,” he said.Perhaps most concerning, is the confidentiality clauses added to the new law ...
  14 hours ago

• Al Jazeera Video: Argentina’s Strange New DNA Law

  
  The Argentine Post — Authority: 421
  Al Jazeera does it again, this time taking a look at Argentina’s oddest new law.The law could force hundreds of people to give DNA samples in a bid to find out who their real parents were and...
  5 days ago

• Ancestry.com DNA Tests - Update

  
  Genealogy Reviews Online — Authority: 112
  Earlier this year I let my Ancestry.com subscription expire and rarely went back to the site since I wouldnt have access to any records.  I completely forgot about DNA Ancestry and when I visited I noticed some changes.  The most obvious change was the number of matches I now have.  As of today, I have a total ...
  5 days ago

• Big Brother is watching you

  
  Quick Take - As It Happens — Authority: 125
  There are more, where these women came from China’s Golden Shield Project has several US corporations such as IBM, General Electric, and Honeywell working closely with the Chinese government to install millions of surveillance cameras throughout the country, along with advanced video analysis and facial ...
  5 days ago

• U.K. cops arrest people ‘just for the DNA’

  
  Quick Take - As It Happens — Authority: 125
  More than three-quarters of young black men aged between 18 and 35 are on the system, the report said. Set up in 1995, the database contains the DNA profiles of five million citizens, eight percent of the population, making it the world’s biggest in proportion to population size. “Parliament has never formally ...
  6 days ago

• Rogue cops not limited to US – look at UK

  
  SocraticGadfly — Authority: 146
  Supposedly, British cops have been arresting people just to add their DNA to national database. Orwell is turning over in his grave. There is no god and I am his prophet.
  1 week ago

• Lee Ryan Has A Secret Daughter?

  
  Famecrawler — Authority: 162
  Lee Ryan has a secret daughter. I guess she’s not so much a secret anymore since you just read that. Lee was shocked when he was contacted by Jessica Keevil, the mother of his two-year-old daughter. The DNA test has already come back as a match. Congrats on the new family member Lee. He and his fiancee Samantha ...
  1 week ago

• PR: Salivary DNA Tests for Diagnosing Periodontal Disease

  
  dentalblogs.com — Authority: 118
  Molecular DNA Tests Positioning Dental Professionals at the Forefront of Oral Medicine – Company Planning the Launch of HPV/Oral Cancer DNA Test in 2010 Nashville, TN – November 16, 2009 – OralDNA Labs™ Inc. ( www.OralDNA.com ), a specialty diagnostics subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics® Incorporated (NYSE: ...
  1 week ago

• Genes and Jobs

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) comes into full effect this Saturday, November 21st. Employers need to take note, and employees should be aware of their rights. Congress passed GINA almost unanimously, and President Bush signed it on May 21, 2008. Described by the late Senator Ted Kennedy as " the first ...
  2 weeks ago

• JDATE TAKE NOTE: New Dating Sites Match People Through DNA Tests

  
  Jewish Internet Defense Force — Authority: 517
  "A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The companies claim that a better biological match will mean better sex, less cheating, longer-lasting love and perhaps even healthier children. How many dating services can you ...
  2 weeks ago

• Genetics = Real Science

  
  Eye on DNA — Authority: 407
  Matchmaking services are adding DNA testing to their list of offers. The DNA test analyzes HLA genes of the immune system that influence a person’s body odor. The theory is that people are attracted to those whose HLA genes and body odor differ from their own so that their potential offspring have the possibility ...
  2 weeks ago

• Amylin Forms Global Alliance in Obesity Drug Development; TEDMED’s Show Will Go On, Sequenom Sued for Civil Fraud, & More San Diego Biotech News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 674
  Roundup , Life Sciences , diabetes Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: TEDMED had Martha, Goldie, and other celebrity speakers, but San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals broke this week’s big news when it signed up a big Japanese partner to develop its line of obesity drugs. It’s all part of your regular dose of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Visually Sexing Cockatiels

  
  http://www.birdtricks.com/blog — Authority: 129
  Most species of parrot are monomorphic meaning that sex can’t be determined by visual means.  Usually DNA testing is necessary to accurately tell if Polly is truly a she .  There are a few species, however, such as the beautiful eclectus, who are notably color dimorphic.  The female is red and blue, while the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Who’s Your Daddy? Global Nonpaternity Rates.

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
    The threat of being cuckolded is one of the most evolutionarily important threats faced by men especially in light of the fact that humans are a bi-parental species (i.e., children require great parental care from both parents).  Numerous sex differences in sexual behavior have been linked to paternity ...
  4 weeks ago

• Dynamic Growth Rate in Africa Reported by easyDNA

  
  PR Friend Press Releases — Authority: 158
  easyDNA, a leading provider of DNA testing services, has reported a significantincrease in orders from Africa, and as a result has decided to continue its expansion within the continent.SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 01/09/2009 – easyDNA, the prominent DNA testing company, has reported experiencing increasing numbers of orders ...
  4 weeks ago

• Knowledge about Genetic Risk is Power or is it Fear?

  
  Eye on DNA — Authority: 407
  A little over two years ago, I confessed that I was “ just a little scared of genetic test .” I have two young children and almost every day I see traits in them that I’m pretty sure they inherited from me whether via genes or behavior. If you’re a parent, I’m sure you can imagine that there’s a lot of ...
  4 weeks ago

• two california law schools get huge grant for innocence project.

  
  The Shark — Authority: 110
  [petra] The federal government has dropped some major moolah into the hands of two California law professors for clinical programs that investigate inmates’ claims of innocence. California Western School of Law and Santa Clara University School of Law will split...
  4 weeks ago

• That Will Explain The Smell!

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 155
  Doh! Sheez guys! A corpse has been found on the roof of a police station in India. Seems it’s been up there for 2 friggin years! Whoopsie. Chukkan Nishad went missing in 2007 and was later found murdered. His body was suppose to be DNA tested but one thing lead to another and he was put in a body bag and left on ...
  5 weeks ago

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