DNA-repairing metabolite may lead to improved cancer treatments

Researchers have discovered how a metabolite involved in repairing damaged DNA not only controls a person’s sensitivity to cancer therapies but can also protect healthy tissues from damage. The findings may lead to more effective treatments for cancer…. Continue reading DNA-repairing metabolite may lead to improved cancer treatments

New DNA tech uses a single cat hair to hone in on crime suspects

Lending new meaning to the phrase ‘cat burglar’, a single feline hair left at a crime scene can be traced back to an individual animal through a new method that can highlight a unique, rare genetic ‘fingerprint’.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: U… Continue reading New DNA tech uses a single cat hair to hone in on crime suspects

Smashing Security podcast #345: Cyber sloppiness, and why does Google really want to hide your IP address?

Ahoy! There’s trouble in the South China Seas as Filipino organisations fail to secure their systems, we take a close look at Google IP protection, and we take a look at just how so much genetic profile data leaked out of 23andMe.

All this and much … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #345: Cyber sloppiness, and why does Google really want to hide your IP address?

Millions of new 23andMe genetic data profiles leak on cybercrime forum

Golem, the hacker who leaked the data of one million Ashkenazi Jews from the 23andMe ancestry service earlier this month has now released 4.1 million more genetic data profiles.

The hacker claims they’ve included details of “the wealthiest people li… Continue reading Millions of new 23andMe genetic data profiles leak on cybercrime forum

DNA art reproduces photos in high resolution and 16 million colors

Scientists have developed a way to “paint” with DNA, creating 16 million colors to accurately reproduce digital images with 24-bit color depth. The resulting images are incredible, and represent not just a new art form but potential advances for storin… Continue reading DNA art reproduces photos in high resolution and 16 million colors

Radical DNA-detecting device is 100 times more sensitive than others

When doctors want to see if someone has a certain illness, they may check the patient’s blood or urine for the DNA of a specific virus or bacteria, or for a mutated version of the person’s own DNA. A new device should make doing so much, much faster an… Continue reading Radical DNA-detecting device is 100 times more sensitive than others

DNA “time capsule” extracted from 2,900-year-old brick

Time capsules are a fun way to get a glimpse into everyday life in the past, and now scientists have opened one from almost 3,000 years ago. The team successfully extracted DNA from inside an ancient clay brick, revealing a variety of plants from the a… Continue reading DNA “time capsule” extracted from 2,900-year-old brick

Ötzi the Iceman doesn’t look like museum displays, says new genomic study

Ötzi the Iceman is one of the most well-studied individuals in human history, but there always seems to be more to learn about him. A new genomic study has now found that he didn’t look the way previous studies had imagined him – instead he was bald, h… Continue reading Ötzi the Iceman doesn’t look like museum displays, says new genomic study

Polar bears can now be identified by DNA left in their paw prints

With grim predictions that all polar bears may be wiped off the planet by the end of the century, it’s vital scientists find a way to monitor numbers to see if conservation efforts are staving off the effects of a quickly melting habitat.Continue Readi… Continue reading Polar bears can now be identified by DNA left in their paw prints