Well it took some spitting and DNA to give us the answers. I missed the articles earlier and always somewhat wondered myself, well the mystery is no longer that. By using the Ancestry Tools at 23AndMe , the word is out, that the 2 are not related, so no complications on being included in...
This article is very interesting in the fact that the potential is now in the works to bring things back from the dead! It cites using mice that were frozen for 16 years and guess what, they are back. The baseball legend Ted Williams referenced here who was frozen, well, who knows in some...
The tweezers grab a piece of target DNA and release it on-demand using a controlled series of hydrogen bonding and pH changes. The process of getting the tweezers to grasp and release. This is the first one that can grasp and release, as there have been other developments in this area...
10 genetic mutations were found in the patient's tumor and virtually every cell in the tumor sample had nine of the mutations. “What's striking about the new research is that the scientists were able to sift through the 3 billion pairs of chemical bases that make up the human genome to...
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on 10-31-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, Cancer, R and D, DNA Testing, Sequencing
Your DNA will be tested for GRK3 and two of its genetic variations and yes you receive a “spit kit” for your deposit. The site also states the test is only available for those individuals showing symptoms, so if you are not in that category, the test is not for you. I would also think that...
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on 10-30-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Genomics, Depression, DNA Testing, serotonin, bipolar, antidepresants, psychiatry
Yes there is a genomics based test for this now, male and female. Inquiring minds want to know. If the answer comes back yes, then get a hold of some Propecia ©. If you have the gene variant, you have approximately a 70% chance of going bald, and the same in reverse if you do not have...
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on 10-28-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, personalized medicine, Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, DNA Testing, hair loss, Bald, Hair
Who Pooped? Inquiring minds want to know! I write quite a bit about personalized medicine so it’s time for a break in discussion and talk about something much more important – personalized poop. Yes, DNA has gone to the dogs! PooPrints will get the job done. If you are...