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Foxes Get Frisky In The Far North: First Genetic Evidence Of Polyandry With Multiple Paternity Found
July 18, 2007 Scientists have gathered DNA evidence from adult foxes and their offspring, that proves that some arctic foxes are mixing it up when it comes to mating. From polyandry to multiple paternity and ... > full story -
Pharaoh DNA Analysis: Preliminary Results Support Positive Identification Of Egyptian Queen
July 16, 2007 Preliminary results from DNA tests carried out on a mummy believed to be Queen Hatshepsut is expected to support the claim by Egyptian authorities that the remains are indeed those of Egypt's most ... > full story -
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Rebel With A Cause: Why Certain Products Are Used As Markers Of Difference
July 13, 2007 Teens want to distinguish themselves from their parents. Rich Brits stopped buying Burberry once it became the brand of choice for soccer hooligans and Shanghai urbanites avoid the Volkswagen model ... > full story -
Unraveling The Physics Of DNA's Double Helix
July 12, 2007 Researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have uncovered a missing link in scientists' understanding of the physical forces that give DNA its famous double helix ... > full story -
Enzyme Critical In DNA Replication Identified
July 5, 2007 In the journal Science, researchers report an important discovery about a critical new role that an enzyme called DNA polymerase epsilon plays in replicating DNA in higher organisms such as yeast and ... > full story -
Tracing Marijuana To Its Roots: Scientists Seek Marijuana's Isotopic Fingerprint
June 22, 2007 Scientists at the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility can tell whether marijuana confiscated in a traffic stop in Fairbanks likely came from Mexico or the Matanuska Valley. They're also working on a way ... > full story -
Study Focuses On Only Carnivore With 'Fingerprints'
May 23, 2007 Scientists have developed a new technique that uses fingerprints to track the fisher -- an elusive member of the weasel family, and the only carnivore species known to have unique ... > full story -
Antibody Tests On Fingerprints To Detect Drugs And Diseases
May 16, 2007 Scientists can now use fingerprints to reveal drug and doping transgressions and to diagnose diseases. They have also been able to use specific antibodies to differentiate between the fingerprints of ... > full story -
DNA Sieve: Nanoscale Pores Can Be Tiny Analysis Labs
May 11, 2007 A international team has proven for the first time that a single nanometer-scale pore in a thin membrane -- resembling one found in a living cell -- can be used to accurately detect and sort ... > full story -
New Ultrasound Fingerprint Identification System Suggested
May 4, 2007 Diagnostic 3-D ultrasound of fingers could be used for biometric identification based on matching paired images using internal fingerprint structures that would be difficult to fake, offering the ... > full story
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