Category: DNA

Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Goes Into Liver Cells and Is Converted to DNA: Study

The messenger RNA (mRNA) from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is able to enter human liver cells and is converted into DNA, according to Swedish researchers at Lund University. The researchers found that when the mRNA vaccine enters the human liver cells, it triggers the cell’s DNA, which is inside the nucleus, to increase the production of…


DNA Analysis of Elephant Ivory Reveals Trafficking Networks

WASHINGTON—As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study. Researchers used analysis of DNA from seized elephant tusks and evidence such as phone records, license plates, financial records, and shipping documents to map trafficking operations across the continent…


Police Solve 1964 Rape, Murder of Girl With DNA, Volunteer

HAZLETON, Pa.—DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago, officials announced Thursday. State police exhumed the long-dead assailant’s body last month and said his DNA precisely matched DNA left on…


Chinese Military-Linked Firm Gathers American DNA, Provides COVID Tests

News Analysis China is “developing the world’s largest bio database,” said Edward You, who is the U.S. national counterintelligence officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies. “Once they have access to your genetic data, it’s not something you can change like a pin code.” Racing to dominate the bioeconomy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is compiling…


Bone in SUV Is From Ohio Mom Missing Since 2002 With 2 Kids

AURORA, Ind.—DNA testing has confirmed that a bone found in an SUV pulled last fall from the Ohio River in Indiana is from an Ohio woman who vanished in 2002 along with her two young children, authorities said Tuesday. Dearborn County Coroner Cameron McCreary learned Friday the bone had been confirmed as belonging to Stephanie…


Is Beijing Weaponizing Your DNA?

Commentary If you’ve had a COVID-19 test, there’s a good possibility that the folks in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have your DNA. If so, they probably know more about your health and DNA vulnerabilities than you do. The implications of that are disturbing, to say the least. The…


Australian Police To Use DNA To Predict Gender, Race, Facial Features

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are using a groundbreaking tech that will grant the ability to predict traits of criminals solely from DNA left at a crime scene when no matching records are found. The AFP will be the first Australian law enforcement agency to use the new technology, allowing for crime scene analysts to…


New Lawsuit Over Subway Tuna Alleges Lab Results Show Traces of Chicken, Pork, and Cattle

A new version of a lawsuit filed against Subway accusing the fast-food restaurant franchise of deceiving the public about its tuna products claims that lab testing shows they contain animal proteins such as chicken, pork, and cattle, and not the advertised “100% tuna.” The complaint, filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in California by Karen Dhanowa and Nilima…


Breakthrough New Blood Test That Can Spot More Than 50 Types of Cancer Hailed as ‘Ground-Breaking Advancement’

A new breakthrough blood test that can reportedly able to spot more than 50 different types of cancer early on has been hailed as a “ground-breaking advancement” that could have tremendous human and economic benefits. The test, known as Galleri, was created by California-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Grail, which is also in partnership with the Mayo Clinic. In a large-scale,…


DNA From Sitting Bull’s Hair Confirms Living Great-Grandson’s Ancestry

WASHINGTON—A sample of Sitting Bull’s hair has helped scientists confirm that a South Dakota man is the famed 19th century Native American leader’s great-grandson using a new method to analyze family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people. Researchers said on Wednesday that DNA extracted from the hair, which had been stored at the Smithsonian…