The first results of a study into the effect space has on the human body, using twins Scott and Mark Kelley, have now been released. Thanks to their shared DNA, the studies show that space has effects on human gene expression, DNA methylation and “other biological markers.” The Kelley twins …
Read More »Storing cat pictures in DNA: Microsoft buys up 10 million strands
While the world of mainstream computing seems to have finally caught on that an SSD is the only place to put your operating system, some companies are already looking to the future of long-term storage. One solution Microsoft is experimenting with, is very different than the norm: DNA storage and …
Read More »Police request DNA data from Ancestry and 23andMe databases
Both Ancestry.com and 23andMe.com are services designed to help you trace your relatives or ancestors. Customer data is sometimes requested by police to test it against crime scene evidence. Although this is par for the course with technology firms, these are two of only a few companies which store large collections …
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