Will This Fish Transform Medicine

Photo courtesy of popsci.com Researchers and geneticists looking for the cause of rare diseases and illnesses are now using the translucent zebra fish in replacement of rodents. The ability to mutate zebra fish DNA is allowing researchers to manipulate human diseases into the fish as a model.  Families of infants with suspected genetic diseases or illnesses can send a vile of blood to the Human Genome Sequencing Center at the Baylor...

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King Richard III Found!

Photi courtesy of montrealgazette.com An astonishing discovery has recently occurred in a parking lot located in Leicester, England. Although this parking lot may not of been where Richard III - a past king of England who has been deceased for around 500 years prior to the discovery - would have wanted to be buried, it seems that this is where he was all these years. Genealogists proved that this body was indeed Richard III by comparing his...

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A Brave New World of Prenatal DNA Sequencing

Photo courtesy of bioedge.org The leading DNA sequencing company, Illumina, is making moves to become a larger presence in the world of prenatal testing by recently acquiring the new company Verinata. The current procedures offered to mothers whose fetus's are at high risk for chromosomal abnormalities are very invasive and can cause miscarriages. Instead of withdrawing samples from the placenta and/or amniotic fluid, they wish “to...

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