Google-Funded Firm Launches DNA Testing
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Subscribers to 23andMe mail in a saliva sample and go online to get results on their inherited traits and ancestry.
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Maybe you're related to John Lennon, Hillary Clinton, Genghis Khan, or the Iberians of ancient Spain? Beyond providing social networking, several Google-funded Web sites targeted at North Americans will test your DNA and may give you some genetic clues.
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A team of international scientists launched an ambitious project on Thursday to genetically identify, or provide a barcode for, every plant and animal species on the planet.
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Software giant hopes to challenge Google with new search technology.
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Ministers fund an inquiry into the way the national police DNA database is used to fight crime.
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Google Inc. on Thursday announced a new test service that allows people to use mobile phones or handheld devices to tap Google&#39;s Web search via text messages, or short message service.
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Science & environment: An ambitious project to create the most detailed picture of human genetic variation yet has been launched by British and American scientists
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An independent European Union panel has launched an investigation into whether Google Inc.'s Internet search engine abides by European privacy rules
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The private firm, 23andMe,  launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe, hoping to build on a successful start in the United States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.
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GeneTree grows a database of ancestry resources by inviting researchers to share information.
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Police forces test a new DNA technique which scientists say will boost crime detection rates.
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Science & environment: Scientists will this week launch a recruitment campaign aimed at five million members of the British public. Volunteers will be asked to give blood and DNA samples to the UK Biobank, a controversial new national gene database.
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DNA testing, the same technology used in human paternity disputes and criminal investigations, is increasingly being used to verify canine bloodline claims.
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The genealogy site is pairing with a DNA research firm.  WASHINGTON  -- For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, amateur historians will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.
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Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc., is planning to invest $10 million to speed up the production of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.
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TOKYO -- Search-engine provider Google opened a research and development center at its Tokyo offices this week, the company said Thursday.