Hacker News with Generative AI: DNA

Kenya's "man-eater" lions of the 19th century confirmed using DNA (cosmosmagazine.com)
DNA extracted from between the teeth of 2 Kenyan lion specimens from the 1890s shows that the animals ate humans, as well as giraffes and wildebeests.
Kenya, Lions, DNA, History, Wildlife
9 points by geox 41 days ago | 0 comments
DNA Profile Is Private? A Florida Judge Just Said Otherwise – NYT (2019) (nytimes.com)
Privacy experts say a warrant granted in Florida could set a precedent, opening up all consumer DNA sites to law enforcement agencies across the country.
Privacy, Law, DNA, Genetics, Law Enforcement
4 points by janandonly 49 days ago | 0 comments
Identification of officer from Sir John franklin's Northwest Passage expedition (sciencedirect.com)
Remains of Franklin expedition sailor discovered in 1993 identified via DNA.
History, DNA, Arctic Exploration
21 points by Hooke 50 days ago | 7 comments
Using Lego bricks to model DNA replication (2015) (scienceandmathwithmrslau.com)
DNA, Science, Education, Biology
19 points by varlock 104 days ago | 1 comments
All the Data on Earth Can Fit in a Cup of DNA in MIT's Jurassic Park Project (xatakaon.com)
Data Storage, DNA, MIT, Genetics, Science
20 points by poopcat 155 days ago | 14 comments
DNA as a Perfect Quantum Computer (nature.com)
Quantum Computing, DNA, Science
10 points by artomweb 182 days ago | 4 comments
Viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric disorders (medicalxpress.com)
Genetics, Mental Health, Science, DNA
119 points by geox 183 days ago | 129 comments
All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites (sciinsider.com)
DNA, RNA, Astronomy, Meteorites, Science
66 points by makiix 194 days ago | 28 comments
Presence and collection of DNA from air and air conditioner units (wiley.com)
DNA, Forensics, Science, Environmental
58 points by bookofjoe 216 days ago | 41 comments