/tags/dna DNA en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:20:22 GMT /news/2024-10-04/dallas-texas-hispanic-genealogy-conference The Hispanic Organization for Genealogy and Research is hosting a Hispanic genealogy conference in Dallas this weekend. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:20:22 GMT /news/2024-10-04/dallas-texas-hispanic-genealogy-conference Priscilla Rice /science-technology/2024-07-11/a-3d-reconstruction-of-the-woolly-mammoth-genome-might-help-revive-the-extinct-species With a skin sample from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth, scientists at the Center for Genome Architecture at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston are gaining new insights into what made the animals tick. The findings could also help controversial de-extinction efforts. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:00:11 GMT /science-technology/2024-07-11/a-3d-reconstruction-of-the-woolly-mammoth-genome-might-help-revive-the-extinct-species Rob Stein /news/2023-03-22/dallas-man-exonerated-after-spending-25-years-in-prison-for-murder Martin Santillán was 23 years old when he was arrested and charged for the murder of Damond Wittman. He was finally found actually innocent Wednesday. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:17:22 GMT /news/2023-03-22/dallas-man-exonerated-after-spending-25-years-in-prison-for-murder Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2019-06-20/texas-says-dna-technology-jeopardizes-cases With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky,… Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:38:59 GMT /news/2019-06-20/texas-says-dna-technology-jeopardizes-cases Associated Press /2019-05-06/how-helpful-would-a-genetic-test-for-obesity-risk-be Behavior and environment are big factors in a surge in obesity. Scientists are busy trying to identify the many genes that play a role in weight gain to develop a predictive obesity test. Mon, 06 May 2019 09:01:00 GMT /2019-05-06/how-helpful-would-a-genetic-test-for-obesity-risk-be Richard Harris /2019-05-02/why-making-a-designer-baby-would-be-easier-said-than-done Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans. Thu, 02 May 2019 19:46:00 GMT /2019-05-02/why-making-a-designer-baby-would-be-easier-said-than-done Richard Harris /health-wellness/2019-03-13/scientists-call-for-global-moratorium-on-creating-gene-edited-babies An international group of 18 prominent scientists and bioethicists is calling for countries around the world to impose a moratorium on the creation of babies whose genes have been altered in the lab. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:01:00 GMT /health-wellness/2019-03-13/scientists-call-for-global-moratorium-on-creating-gene-edited-babies Rob Stein /2019-03-08/dan-rathers-documentary-on-gene-editing-will-debut-at-south-by-southwest From Texas Standard: A global controversy erupted after a Chinese scientist claimed to have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to manipulate genes in the... Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:00:05 GMT /2019-03-08/dan-rathers-documentary-on-gene-editing-will-debut-at-south-by-southwest Joy Diaz /health-science-tech/2018-12-11/utsw-researcher-wins-2019-breakthrough-prize-for-enzyme-discovery A UT Southwestern Medical Center biochemist was recently named the winner of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discovery of an enzyme… Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-12-11/utsw-researcher-wins-2019-breakthrough-prize-for-enzyme-discovery Justin Martin /2018-10-16/cherokee-official-says-trump-warren-dna-debate-isnt-helping-tribe As the president and Elizabeth Warren trade jabs over her Native American roots, the Cherokee Nation secretary of state tells NPR they should instead be looking into the needs of Indian Country. Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:50:48 GMT /2018-10-16/cherokee-official-says-trump-warren-dna-debate-isnt-helping-tribe Brian Naylor