December 2020

New study reveals surprising amount of Neanderthal DNA in modern African populations

The common belief that has prevailed for the last 10 years is that Neanderthal DNA lives on in modern humans, particularly Europeans and Asians. However, there is not much known about the connection between this archaic ancestor and modern day Africans. While Neanderthal ancestry has largely been associated with Europeans and Asians, a new study …

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Anonymous Donors Fund Cold Case Infants’ DNA Testing

DNA Testing in the News / By Sam

In 1999, a baby girl was found by a fisherman in Red Wing, Minnesota floating in the water and wrapped in a towel. In 2003, a baby boy washed ashore on Lake Pepin. Eventually, the investigators learned through a forensic DNA test that the two infants were related. In 2007, another newborn baby girl was …

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Long-Lost Sisters Reunited Through DNA Testing

The science behind consumer DNA testing has allowed millions of people all over the world to learn more about their ancestry and their heritage. But for one woman, the technology reunited her with a sister she never knew she had. Elaine Crandall had no idea what to expect when her daughter submitted her DNA sample …

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The Evolution of Modern Human Intelligence as Told by DNA

Clinical and Health Articles / By Sam

There is a lot of disagreement when it comes to modern human origins. Archeology, using studies on tools, artifacts, and cave art, suggests that modern humans, with complex cultures and technologies, evolved only around 50,000 to 65,000 years ago. But studies on fossils and DNA suggest that the modern Homo sapiens actually evolved much earlier, …

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Hope for UK’s Rarest Dog Breeds: DNA Tests

Animal DNA Testing / By Sam

The Skye Terrier is one of the more recognizable dog breeds out there, but it is facing a very real threat: extinction. The breed was put by The Kennel Club on its list of vulnerable breeds in 2004 after having fewer than 300 registrations in the UK per year. Last year, only 53 new Skye …

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Experts finally identify the link between aging and “junk” DNA

Clinical and Health Articles / By Sam

60% of the human genome has been believed to be “junk DNA” for a long time, which means they serve little or no purpose in human development. But a recent research by Colorado State University just might debunk this long-believed theory. Tom LaRocca, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science and …

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This new method of studying DNA might help us understand COVID-19 better

Clinical and Health Articles / By Sam

COVID-19 is a threat largely because scientists have a limited understanding of the disease. Alice Rathjen, a pioneer of computational biology and spatial analysis of genomes, proposed that a new method of studying genetic information could be the key in unlocking vital information about COVID-19 and other illnesses. Rathjen was granted a seminal patent for …

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Experts Deny Claims that Covid-19 Vaccine Could Alter DNA

Clinical and Health Articles / By Sam

Claims have been going around asserting that a future Covid-19 vaccine involves injecting genes into humans, which would make them “genetically modified.” Others claim that the new vaccine will be an MRNA vaccine that has the capacity to alter one’s DNA. Scientists and researchers debunk these claims, saying that a vaccine that could change a …

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Can a Man Force a Woman to Take a Paternity Test?

DNA Paternity Test Articles / By Sam

In a perfect world, when a woman gives birth to a child, it is nearly always automatically assumed that the biological father is known and generally the woman’s husband or partner is the father. But life sometimes works out differently and a man can be put in a situation where he needs to confirm his …

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EasyDNA launches food intolerance test for vegetarians

News / By Sam

International DNA testing company EasyDNA launches the Vegetarian Food Intolerance Test, a DNA test that can analyse a person’s intolerance to up to 100 common vegan foods. KENT, United Kingdom – December 1, 2020 – EasyDNA is proud to launch the Vegetarian Food Intolerance Test, adding it to the company’s growing list of health and …

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