Scumbag DNA

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WiFi May Be Nuking Your Sperm

If you are reading this on a WiFi-enabled computer, please be warned that a new study published in the Fertility and Sterility journal has linked WiFi connectivity with possible sperm damage. Researchers placed drops of healthy sperm near ... continue

Centenarian DNA Aims to Crack Longevity Code

Longevity is an interesting subject, and scientists are about to tackle its mysteries more aggressively. Even as scientific advances move beyond what we'd imagined just a decade ago, one of the eternal questions of science is what enables ... continue

Naked Mole Rat Genome Could Have Lasting Implications For Human Lifespan, Quality

They're as ugly as sin and creepy little buggers to boot. But the toothy, scary-looking subterranean rodents could offer clues as to how humans can beat certain issues of old age- like cancer and Alzheimer's- and have better, ... continue

You Can Now Orbit the Universe Forever (And You Don’t Have to be a Millionaire)

If you think going to space is for astronauts and for multi-millionaires only, then you are gravely mistaken. rSPACE LLC, a company whose goal is to allow everyone the chance (yes, that includes you and me) to ... continue

A DNA neural network created by scientists who can think [Video]

So, what did you do today, anything interesting? No, not much, just a simple ole neural network from some DNA that we had lying around. As funny as that might sound it is exactly what some researchers at the ... continue

Woolly Mammoths, Giant Elephants May Have Gotten Busy

Snuffleupagus, you are the father. Scientists have discovered that the ancient species the Woolly Mammoth- which we basically know as a hairy elephant- could have interbred with a completely different elephant species that was much larger- which is ... continue

deCode Genetics closes doors, questions about data raised

It's one thing when some silly Web 2.0 social service gets sold, or shuts its doors, and our data either goes poof or gets bought up by whoever buys the service but what happens when that service ... continue

DNA evidence catches up with Dennis Earl Bradford in shocking child rape case

Alleged to have raped and nearly killed an 8-year-old girl in 1990, Dennis Earl Bradford has walked free for almost 19 years since the crime. Bradford's victim, Jennifer Schuett, is now 27. She never gave up hope that ... continue

Hint to would be thieves – flush the toilet

We’ve all read stories about stupid thieves who have done ridiculous things that end up lead to them being caught but I think this is the first time I’ve heard of someone’s leftovers from ... continue

That lifesaving DNA … it could be faked

DNA is pretty incredible science that has seen people freed from life sentences and had people sent to jail for life. It its relatively short life DNA has become in integral tool in fighting ... continue

DNA contamination leads to hunt for the Phantom of Heilbronn

DNA evidence has been responsible for a major change in the way people go to jail for a variety of charges. It has released innocent people from prison just as it has solved many a ... continue