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A simple test to predict the sex of unborn babies at only six weeks using maternal blood could prevent the need for risky tests during pregnancy.Recently launched early gender detection tests are often viewed as an unnecessary ‘toy’ for some critics, but they could represent a substantial improvement in the rates of miscarriages or fetal […]

A series of tests were done on various samples taken in relation with 4 years old Madeleine McCann, who dissappeared last 3rd of May in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Foresic experts produced a number of genetic profiles taken from evidence seized from the McCanns’ holiday hotel room to be compared with the genetic profiles from […]

Portuguese Police already has gotten the first results of the DNA tests that will be contrasted with the suspects. Four years old Madeleine McCann was kidnapped two weeks ago in a hotel located in Algarve, Portugal.
The genetic profiles obtained within the framework of the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the 4 years old […]

Knowing the gender of an unborn baby has been possible for a while now. Ultrasound is a technique widely available and used by millions of pregnant woman each year, at least in the Occidental world. Although typically associated with gender prediction, the ultrasound is actually employed to monitor several aspects of fetal development, being sex […]

Good news for insulin-dependent diabetics.
Argentine scientists have successfully produce a transgenic cow that carries in its chromosomes the human gene of insulin. According to the experts, this achievement could result in lower prices of human insulin, currently being produced from goat by only two pharma companies worldwide. Bio-Sidus, the biotechnology company based in Argentina is […]

The popularity of DNA technology has been increasing at an overwhelming pace during the last few years, most likely due to the advances of medicine and biotechnology (recall gene therapy, genetically modified food and so on) and of course, thanks to TV serials such as CSI and others. Applications of DNA science such as paternity […]