Archive for January, 2008

James Watson Talks About DNA And The Brain

Last year’s talk at Google.
Note that the introduction starts at 6.50 and the main speaker starts at 10.40.
For more synopsis and review of this talk - link
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DNA Test Of Dog Breed

Dogs are man’s best friend. If you have a dog - probably a mixed breed, do you want to know the genetic makeup of your dog?
Finding the breed makeup of your dog is more like human genealogy - in search of family tree of your dog.
Identifying your dog’s breed makeup helps you to know [...]

Jim Carrey As David Caruso in CSI Miami

Things will never be the same once I watch David Caruso in CSI Miami. Happy New Year!
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Picture of Cat Genome

Cat genome is not just benefits humans in researching human-linked diseases but it turned out to be a perfect solution in modern forensic science.
In 1994, hairs of a snowball cat was able to be determined based on Menotti-Raymond’s work on cat genome and brought the suspect to justice.
Crime does pay - Thanks to [...]

Hair Styles And DNA Testing

No matter how different you change your hair style, DNA is still able to be extracted from your hair sample.
Basically, hairs without roots contain a rich source of mitochondrial DNA which is protected by keratin - a strong structural protein .
Mitochondrial DNA able to trace the maternal lineage by using proper DNA testing methods as [...]