Smoker's risk with lung cancer by genetics

Lung cancer studies have results to a family link, risks were found on Chromosomes 5, 6 and 15 "Those with certain genetic changes on chromosome 5 were more likely to get a type of cancer called adenocarcinoma and...

Can Comets Explain Origin of Life?

Does the recent news by scientists of a comet containing a chemical building block of life furnish evidence that comets were responsible for life's origin on Earth? In his book "In The Beginning" MIT scientist Dr....

DNA Database: 21st Century Crime Fighting Tools

There’s nothing you can do to guarantee that you will not be a victim of sexual violence. But there are many steps you can take to help reduce your risk of being assaulted. Avoiding Dangerous Situations is one...

Eleven Bodies From Air France Flight 447 Identified

The bodies of eleven passengers from Air France Flight 447 were identified: ten victims were Brazilian, one was a foreigner of undisclosed nationality, according to Brazilian authorities. Brazilian officials have...

How Much Evolution Is Possible?

We all carry in our bodies expressed and unexpressed genes. For example, a husband and wife couple who both have black hair produce a child with blond hair. Would you call that evolution? Where did the blond hair...

John Floyd Thomas Jr: West Side Rapist Serial Killer Identified

A decades old serial killer and rapist has been identified thanks to advances in modern DNA science.  John Floyd Thomas Jr., now aged 72, was identified as the West Side Rapist serial killer after DNA technology tied him to five murders. As the West Side Rapist serial...

Human Genome Research Advances Without Discussion of "Race"

Today, by reading scientific results of studies instead of sociological commentary, I have learned something about African people that I didn't know before: Africans are more diverse genetically than people anywhere else in the world, finds a study that "was funded by the...

Human Genome Project Announces That "Race" Does Not Exist

WaPost Headline Declares, "Race a Dominant Theme at Summit: Subject Seen as Drawing Leaders Closer", with WaPost Using the Word "Race" Nine Times in One Article.Although many people, particularly the white-news media, act as though they are unaware of it, the Human Genome...

Can Religion and Science Be Compatible?

There has been a veritable tsunami of contradictions regarding religion -v- science for the lifetimes of many people who have considered this question. . It is an old argument, but one that still prevails...

Report Reveals U.S. Forensic Lab System Has 'Serious Problems'

Siting understaffing, underfunding and lack of mandatory certification standards as contributing factors plaguing the U.S.' forensic laboratories, a much anticipated report was released by the National...

Secrets Of Human Fingerprint Patterns And Ridges

" A fingerprint from contact with a flat surface. The contact occurs only along the summits of the epidermal ridges. This contact pattern results in a particular filtering of tactile information during active...

Lancelot Encore: Dog Clone of Beloved Yellow Lab Costs $155,000

A couple in Boca Raton, Florida has paid $155,000 to have a clone made of their beloved pet dog Lancelot, a yellow lab.  The dog clone was created using DNA from the original Lancelot who died of cancer in...

One of Nations Top Heros- Monica Caison

" BLUELINE RADIO home MAKING OUR COMMUNITY PROUD WILMINGTON RESIDENT NAMED ONE OF NATION'S TOP HOMETOWN HEROES Monica Caison a finalist in 3rd Annual Volvo for life Awards; for .helping ...

Mosquito blood gives up crook's DNA

The fossilized mosquito in Jurassic Park that provided DNA from its blood to rebirth dinosaurs offered an intriguing plot line but only the most ardent futurists saw the potential. Now police in Finland have...

Why Is Earl Mann Getting Out of Prison April 2009?

In an announcement in Akron, Ohio the town where Clarence Elkins was tried in a 1998 murder/rape case.  Ohio Innocence Project representatives and defense counsel for Elkins revealed that DNA evidence...

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