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DNA sequencing

What can a single person’s flu infection tell you about how the virus changes around the world?

How Flu Changes Within the Human Body May Hint at Future Global Trends

New genetic technologies are letting us look at flu evolution right where it starts: within individual people, while they're sick.
By Katherine Xue and Jesse Bloom
An archaeological worker looks at the face of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tutankhamun as he is removed from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, 04 November 2007. It was the first time that the true face of ancient Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun was revealed to the public since he died in mysterious circumstances more than 3,000 years ago.

DNA Testing on Mummies Reveals Surprise Ancestry for Ancient Egyptians

Finally scientists have been able to sequence the DNA of an ancient Egyptian mummy—and the results are surprising.
By Alanna Martinez
We often ignore hard-charging problems.

Wildlife Poaching Police Just Got a New Weapon

A portable, cheap DNA sequencer could become to poachers what a breathalyzer has become to drunk drivers.
By Roman Goergen

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