ICE Collecting DNA Samples
ICE collected nearly a million DNA samples last year.
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Teardown of an Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA Sequencer
For most people the term ‘DNA sequencing’ probably brings to mind large, expensive laboratory equipment in sterile rooms, but over the past decades technological progress really has had its way …read more Continue reading Teardown of an Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA Sequencer
Gene Therapy Aims To Slow Huntington’s Disease To A Crawl
Despite the best efforts of modern medicine, Huntington’s disease is a condition that still comes with a tragic prognosis. Primarily an inherited disease, its main symptoms concern degeneration of the …read more Continue reading Gene Therapy Aims To Slow Huntington’s Disease To A Crawl
Simple Fluorometer Makes Nucleic Acid Detection Cheap and Easy
Back in the bad old days, dealing with DNA and RNA in a lab setting was often fraught with peril. Detection technologies were limited to radioisotopes and hideous chemicals like …read more Continue reading Simple Fluorometer Makes Nucleic Acid Detection Cheap and Easy
Smashing Security podcast #395: Gym hacking, disappearing DNA, and a social lockout
A Kansas City man is accused of hacking into local businesses, not to steal money, but to… get a cheaper gym membership? A DNA-testing firm has vanished, leaving customers in the dark about what’s happened to their sensitive genetic data. And Austral… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #395: Gym hacking, disappearing DNA, and a social lockout
Drone-dangled probe gathers DNA from treetops so we don’t have to
Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand. That’s why scientists have developed a system that allows a drone to do the job, without even touching the trees itself.Continue… Continue reading Drone-dangled probe gathers DNA from treetops so we don’t have to
Drone-dangled probe gathers DNA from treetops so we don’t have to
Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand. That’s why scientists have developed a system that allows a drone to do the job, without even touching the trees itself.Continue… Continue reading Drone-dangled probe gathers DNA from treetops so we don’t have to
Drone-dangled probe gathers DNA from treetops so we don’t have to
Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand. That’s why scientists have developed a system that allows a drone to do the job, without even touching the trees itself.Continue… Continue reading Drone-dangled probe gathers DNA from treetops so we don’t have to
Facial DNA provider leaks biometric data via WordPress folder
ChiceDNA exposed 8,000 sensitive records, including biometric images, personal details, and facial DNA data in an unsecured WordPress… Continue reading Facial DNA provider leaks biometric data via WordPress folder
World’s oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years
Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as cheese. After a decade’s work, DNA analysis has finally uncovered its origins, making it the most ancient cheese ever found, da… Continue reading World’s oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years