Tag: DNA
Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent
Relative sizes of planets that are in a zone potentially
compatible with life: Kepler-22b, Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f
and Earth (named left to right;...
One test to diagnose them all: researchers exploit cancers’ unique DNA signature
All cancers have a similar DNA pattern that differs
from that of non-cancer cells. From shutterstock.com
Researchers have developed a test that could be...
Time doesn’t heal all wounds: how DNA damage as we age causes cancer
Our risk of cancer is determined by a complex mix
of genes,environment and lifestyle factors. Claudia van Zyl
As we age, our bodies inevitably...
Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test
DNA testing has its risks, including that you
don’t know who will own your genetic data.Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
You might be...
The origin of ‘us’: what we know so far about where we humans come from
The story of where we come from evolves
almost every year. Shutterstock/Eugenio Marongiu
The question of where we humans come from is one many people...
Can we ever find Jesus’s DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find out
Professor Kasimir Popkonstantinov and the marble reliquary that potentially held John the Baptist’s bones
It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a...