Archive for July 27th, 2010

US investigators say DNA tests give bogus results

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

A US government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.

Technique for arsenic-free water developed

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

A novel approach to arsenic removal could lead to a quick and inexpensive purification of drinking water in developing countries.