Articles in DNA
Antioxidants Protect from Radiation
Heath nuts tend to be keen on antioxidants, and there are plenty of products out there that mention the benefits in their advertisements. They now seem to be of potential value to survivalists – taking …
Easter Island DNA Shows Interesting Mix
If you look at the DNA of the natives of Easter Island, and exclude whose ancestors interbred with Europeans (who arrived in 1722), then you’ll find most of the genes point to a colonization from Asia. But …
DNA Comes From Outer Space
I’m a fan of panspermia, particularly the idea the mushroom spores traveled to Earth and gave humans a little extra something. The concept was given a real boost this week with news that components of …
70 American Ancestors / Exploding Transformers
By using nine different genes, and real genetic data (instead of estimates) new research suggests that just 70 people crossed the Bering Strait 12-14K years ago. This means that the wiping out of megafauna in North …
Prince Charles and 2012 Topics
First of all, I severely doubt HRH Prince Charles is a 2012er, and although I respect his principles, I never thought I would write a blog post about him. But today it crossed my mind …
New Hominid = Mysterious Elders
This is breaking news, and could be important one day. The “hobbits” were similar, but more of a curiosity. This new fossil, nicknamed “Woman X“, might have lived as recently as 30,000 years ago, making …
Seed Vaults
Previously I have mentioned the amazing seed vault in Norway, that seemingly offers plants a better chance of surviving a cataclysm than humans have.
Other places to find species kept safe include:
Native Seeds – 2000 plant …
Blue Eyes only 10,000 Years Old
According to Discover magazine, “blue eyes have their hue because of a single genetic mutation that occurred fewer than 10,000 years ago in one individual and swept rapidly through the European population…”
The most likely cause …
Supporting Evolution Snippets from New Scientist
Can mutation really lead to the evolution of new species?
Yes. Several species of abalone shellfish have evolved due to mutations in the protein “key” on the surface of sperm that binds to a “lock” on …
Rollback your DNA
Found this at The Scientist. Seems even after DNA has been changed, planst can revert back to the DNA of their ancestors:
She had found that a mutant Arabidopsis plant could “fix itself” back to the …
Sea Squirt – Entire Body Regeneration
Inhabiting shallow coastal waters, sea squirts form colonies of genetically identical individuals. Ram Reshef and Yuval Rinkevich of the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and colleagues took fragments of blood vessels from the animals …
Risk Distribution Law For Evolution
I’ve been saying for a long time that a bombardment of cosmic rays would cause high rates of mutations in humans, but our bodies are capable of repairing DNA damage, and can choose which damage …
