Aug 05 2011
Suitcase-Sized Device Detects Anthrax
Tests that normally require a full-sized lab and days to complete can now be performed in real-time on a computer chip.
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Aug 01 2011
Genetically Modified Beagle Glows
"Tegon" glows bright green under ultraviolet light in a feat that could eventually help scientists track diseases.
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Jul 27 2011
New Nucleotides Identified in Human DNA
Human DNA includes eight nucleotides instead of the four originally identified.
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Jun 22 2011
Earliest American Art: Mammoth on Mammoth
The first known art object from America is a 13,000-year-old carving of a mammoth on mammoth bone.
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Jun 14 2011
Missing Soldier’s Remains Identified
Corporal A.V. Scott went missing on the battlefields of the Korean War nearly 60 years ago.
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Jun 14 2011
Shrunken Head DNA Proves Horrific Folklore True
Genetic analysis of a shrunken head verifies anecdotal accounts of violent head-hunting in South America.
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Jun 13 2011
The Playboy Gene: Promiscuity Can Be Inherited
The genetic predisposition to play the field appears to be locked into the DNA of socially monogamous species, including humans.
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Jun 02 2011
DNA Computer Gets Scaled Up
The circuitry uses DNA sequence binding and replication to figure out problems, and can be used to calculate square roots.
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May 31 2011
Arsenic Life: Fact or Fiction?
Scientists debate evidence, or lack thereof, for a microorganism with arsenic-laced DNA.
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May 27 2011
Mona Lisa’s Skeleton Found?
Facial reconstructions of the skeleton could determine once and for all who is Mona Lisa.
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