Genomics crucial to drug safety
Intolerance for prescribed medication has been a common and sometimes deadly issue that genetic testing can solve, but privacy issues are a concern.
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Rewriting the software of life
DNA is really just software, says J Craig Venter, the world's most famous genetic scientist, writes Alistair Fairweather.
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UK police arresting people 'just for the DNA'
Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate, a genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday.
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Along the leaf litter spoor
Jo-Ann Bekker talks to lion man turned elephant man Gareth Patterson, who claims that there are nine Kynsna elephants.
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DNA fingerprinting could reveal your surname
Police could one day predict the surname of male suspects or victims of crime from DNA alone, British researchers said on Wednesday.
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Neanderthal DNA reveals split from humans
Strands of DNA recovered from the fossilised leg bone of a Neanderthal have shed light on the fragility of this ancient hominid species.
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SA scientists embark on 'tree barcode of life' project
University of Johannesburg scientists have started creating a database of DNA information from the world's tree species.
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Egypt to test DNA of two tiny mummies
Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified foetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
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