dna

The picture of a genetic makeup that fluctuates by the hour and minutes seems at odds with the public perception: That genes determine everything from our physical characteristics all the way to our behaviour. Many scientists seem to think that our geners form an immutable blueprint that our...

I'd like to post this for anyone in the psytrance community that believes in the concept of DNA Dancefloor Activation as well as those that believe in DNA activation music. Proving this concept could win any DJ in the psytrance community one million dollars. Many DJ's are saying their music...

So I was perusing my daily list of tech and science blogs and find an entry that leads me to this article about the creation of synthetic DNA. Almost immediately in the blogs comment section the paranoia begins: Just wait till some of our favorite loons get word of this breakthrough...

A few of my coworkers were telling me a situation that happened at this workplace about a year ago (before I had started working there). Someone defecated in an area of the plant which is not reserved for such as an activity (i.e. it was not in the restrooms, and was in an area of the plant far...

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/04/hyper-tiny-dna.html

Something's been bothering me, creationists. We've all been informed by the excellent Creation Science Gurus that random mutation can never lead to positive change in an species, only degradation. Thus, we do indeed see mutations, just as evolution predicts, but we never see the really cool...

I thought this was an interesting article. I didn't see it in any of the searches I did. Of course there are plenty of people who are now linking this to telepathic abilities in humans. "spooky" action at a distance. It will be interesting to find out how DNA does this though...

A quote from Gary Mannion, "Indigo Child" and all-round New Age crackpot: "I am finding a lot with working with kids that although they may not of had addatives before their problems started their parents have had addatives and this has passed on in dna..." Is there are truth behind this? An...

Read it here (short version: major study of DNA/organisms has caused need for a major revision of our classification of lifeforms on Earth.): http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080121112642.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7203186.stm So trust them to create a sexually transmitted disease to ravage the planet! ;)

This amazing New York Times article of 1/8/2007 is not just a superb summary of the history of the virus over the last 4 billion years, but also makes the astonishing claim that more than 50% of human DNA was in fact planted in our genome by viruses, and that has been a rich source of raw...

Or: Why I listen to Coast to Coast. Gist: Some people in Texas found the bodies of some 35-40 pound creatures they thought were the mythical "Mexican goat suckers", or chupacabras. One woman was smart enough to send DNA into Texas State University in San Antonio. Genetically, it matches...

I administer the mail server at work, so I get to peruse the spam pit occasionally, make sure there are no babies in the bathwater. Here's a gem, similar to the "John of God" thread, almost as pathetic. It seems the amount of this crud going around in email is rising. N-C is selling Gregg...

I was reading a scientific essay online when I read that the Neanderthal genome had been created. It was going to be possible sometime in the future to clone them. Is this ethical? How far along is this research? Is it possible to clone Mammoths or Mastadons? I was watching a show about the...

Why haven't I heard of this before, and even more importantly, why hadn't I heard that they hold the key to curing cancer? I mean a real cure... changing the genes back to normal so that they become human cells again, doing their jobs. This is amazing! Not really any side effects! That is the...

This is a recent newsletter we put out. Feedback on the training sessions is welcome! Dear Families, Supporters, and Friends of Project Jason, We are pleased to announce that we have begun to provide law enforcement (LE) training by professional instructors, available in the form of audio...

Partially because of the note in this weeks SWIFT bulletin, and partially because I sometimes do these things to try to stimulate my brain, I just paid a visit to the Official Jehovah's Witness website, watchtower.org, to check out the newer articles. I enjoy reading the more "scientific"...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9207913 Sigh. I just finished taking notes for my response, I'll post it in a while. See what y'all think. My response (Spoilered to A) Allow you to listen to the story while being unbiased and B) not taking up an enormous amount of space...

Are there any methods to fuse plant DNA with animal DNA? If so, I cant imagine Pegasus or such a complete perfect mould of two animals. Can anyone tell me more on the subject? I believe we are using animals to grow human organs. Sorry if this is vague, but I guess the opening sentence I feel is...

Several people have posted recently that there is little new left to debunk regarding September 11, 2001. If you have read any of my posts you know I am in NO WAY at CTer but here are a few points that still bug me. Any new insight is appreciated. If these points have been “debunked to death”...

A team of Australian scientists have published a new study in the American Journal of Human Genetics that shows that eye colour is determined by a few letters of the DNA sequence and not Genes. A study of 4000 people demonstrated that a change of one letter in a SNP is all it takes to alter eye...

Adrenaline addicts? Or is it DNA? After posting a few comments on a thread regarding the Mt. Hood climbers I started thinking about this a bit more and after Mr. Skinny brought it to my attention, this might be worth it's own thread. Why do people choose to participate in such activities that...

Check out comment # 8. http://www.uncommondescent.com/archives/1787#comments

hiya i've just watched the channel 4 program "100% English?"..... which basically went round the country finding people ranging from the "proud to be English" to the "people with black skin aren't English" and "Any less than 12 generations and you're not English..." and then made them take a...

I've recently noticed the same bit of woo all over the web (courtesy originally I believe of Gregg Braden), about amazing new experiments with DNA that proves we are all connected, or something. One sample site: Experiments #2 and #3 at the link. It sounds like typical Newage / Gregg Braden...

This radio interview with one of the Popular Mechanics shills is priceless. http://www.apfn.net/pogo/A003I060823-am-c3.MP3 He says that we know who the hijackers were on 9/11 because DNA testing was done. The caller wanted to know how DNA samples were gathered from rubble of moltel metal and...

Last night a weekly investigative TV programme – one generally respected for its uncompromising approach – featured the story of a man, Danie Krugel, who claims to be able to locate a missing person with nothing more than a DNA sample from that person and his “magic box.” Mr Krugel was...

I toyed with the idea of putting this post over on the science board, but not for too long, as it contains absolutely no scientific content whatsoever. Over lunch I found the following web site, which really puts the "oo" in "Woo". Selected examples for your enjoyment - the first is from the...

There was some discussion recently about a study showing substantial differences between Neanderthal DNA and human DNA, and what that study actually means. The study in question examined mitochondrial DNA recovered from neanderthal remains and compared it to human mitochondrial DNA. It showed a...

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