Dna @ MindSay

Every equipment comes with an instruction / operational manual to assist us in understanding and maximizing the function of that equipment.  Isn’t our physical body more sophisticated than any equipment on earth today?  Do we have an Operational Manual that came along when we were created?  Not until NOW!

 

DNA Dynasty – a newly incorporated Singapore based company is now making it available to the world our personal Book of Life.  We can now understand our physical body at the genetic level. 

 

The DNA within the genes hold hereditary information that controls how we live our lives.  Whether it is sickness or health, the genetic code has already pre-determined our destiny from the day of our birth.

 

The three basic yet most important services that DNA Dynasty made available are:

* Genetic Testing of  Disease Susceptibility        易感基因

* Hair Analysis of Present Health Condition         毛发检测

* DNA Discovery of Kids Innate Talents                天赋基因

 

We will not only get to know our health condition through the “Genetic Testing of Disease Susceptibility”, we can also identify our Innate Talents.  This is especially useful for loving parents who invest in their children to develop their “talents”.  With this “DNA Discovery of Kids Innate Talents”, parents no longer need to spend unnecessary funds on their children by trial-&-error method to identify their true talents.  Just one simple test, parents will know whether their sons and daughter are future Beethoven, Albert Einstein or Donald Thrump.

 

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Researchers in Denmark are working on proving a new theory that is a real eye opener. Studies have found that it is very likely if you have blue eyes, you could be related to every other person in the world who also possesses this attribute.

It has been found that this trait was apparent in one single ancestor whose genes had mutated about 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. 155 blue-eyed people had been tested, all of which revealing a very similar DNA sequence regarding that gene.

Eye color is determined by both the mother and father's genes, though brown eyes are dominant. This means if one parent has blue eyes and the other has brown eyes, the child will more than likely be born with a set of brown eyes.

What color are your eyes? Maybe you have some long lost family on MindSay.

News submitted by Shadeofgray 

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

 

He is Pfc. Milton Dinerboiler Jr., U.S. Army, of Elkhart, Ind. His burial date is being set by his family.

 

Representatives from the Army met with Dinerboiler's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.

 

In late November 1950, Dinerboiler was assigned to the Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, then attached to the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 7th Infantry Division. The team was engaged in battle against the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, from late November to early December 1950. Dinerboiler was captured by the Chinese and marched on a route north of the Chosin Reservoir. He died in mid-to-late April 1951, from poor health and the lack of medical treatment. He was buried beside a hill along the route.

 

In 2002, a joint U.S./Democratic People's Republic of Korea team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), recovered human remains from an isolated grave north of the Chosin Reservoir. The site correlates to a route that American POWs were taken while being moved north to a POW camp. 

 

Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of Dinerboiler's remains. 

 

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.

Do I smell sexy? Here's a new reason to swap spit

For members who submit a saliva sample, dating website ScientificMatch.com plays matchmaker using DNA and smell.

 

 Regina Nuzzo
May 19, 2008

Swapping spit: The term takes on a more refined meaning at the new dating site ScientificMatch.com. A prerequisite for signing up -- in addition to having a bit of cash to spare -- involves swishing a cotton swab inside your cheek and mailing a juicy sample of skin cells and saliva.

What do you get in return for your DNA-laden drool? A chance at genetic and olfactory harmony. ScientificMatch.com -- perhaps the first company to combine the commercial potential of genetic testing, dating and the Internet in one package -- offers to find you a lover who smells good.

But not simply a bathed-and-used-deodorant kind of good smell. If all goes well, you'll get a lusty good smell, the kind that makes you bury your face in your mate's pillow the next morning to catch the lingering scent. The kind that, after a week of backcountry camping, actually increases your partner's sexiness quotient.

Of course, it takes more than an alluring eau de mate to build a good relationship. So the company, launched in December and now offering a discounted lifetime membership fee of $995, boasts a panoply of "member benefits" for its scientifically matched opposite-sex couples: better sex, increased fertility, healthier kids, less cheating and more orgasms. (Actually, only women are promised more orgasms. Men are, however, encouraged to imagine how this could be a perk for themselves as well.)

"All of the benefits that I've listed are supported by, and derived from, peer-reviewed scientific research," says Eric Holzle, the founder and president of ScientificMatch.com and a mechanical engineer by training. Though he won't reveal membership numbers, later this year he plans to expand his service -- now available only in the Boston-Providence area -- to other cities, possibly including Los Angeles.

Holzle's matchmaking efforts rely on published but still-preliminary results from a growing field of science: the genetics of mate attraction. (People looking for same-sex partners are welcome on the site, although studies have yet to look specifically at genetic attraction in gay couples.)

Researchers have long studied how certain traits -- square jaws in men, narrow waists in women, facial symmetry in both genders, for example -- seem to signal good genetic fitness to potential mates. But recently scientists have zeroed in on specific genes that might play a surprising role in how we choose hookups -- and possibly settle-downs.

Known as MHC (for major histocompatibility complex), these genes control how the immune system recognizes and fights off microscopic foreign invaders such as viruses, fungi and bacteria. Doctors also look at this portion of the genome to match up compatible organ donors and recipients.

Apparently the nose uses these genes too -- albeit for a different type of compatibility. Imagine you were to work the crowd at your singles bar by sniffing potential dates' sweaty underarms. (Urine aromas would work, too, but let's stick with armpits for now.)

Studies suggest that owners of the underarms you found to be most tolerable -- primally sexy, even -- are likely to have different histocompatibility genes than you. And those who have similar immune system types probably smell more like gym socks to you.

It's plausible that natural selection rigged the mating game in its favor, explains Randy Thornhill, a biology professor at the University of New Mexico and an immune-system-genetics researcher. If men and women with complementary immune systems are inexplicably drawn to each other, their kids will have an advantage in fighting off pathogenic nasties.

A good armpit musk, then, might be the spicy perfume of genetic diversity, an evolutionary come-hither call.

Gag-inducing body odors, on the other hand, might serve as "warning: do not copulate" signs, steering you away from mating with people who share too many genes with you. (Your kin, for example.)

Not that when you nuzzle your date's earlobe you think about the immune-system information floating in the air. (Literally in the air, probably via evaporated sweat and urine.) "All of this is done outside the realm of consciousness," Thornhill says.

Studies in mice first showed a link between chemical attraction and these genes in 1976, with results in birds and fish soon following. Two decades later, Swiss researchers found it in humans, too, as college students preferred the odor of sweaty T-shirts worn by other students with dissimilar immune-system genotypes.

That was in the aseptic environs of the lab. In 2006, researchers at the University of New Mexico (including Thornhill) looked at 48 couples where it counts: in the bedroom. Sure enough, women with genetically dissimilar partners tended to be more satisfied, responsive and adventurous in the sexual arena. And, yes, they had more orgasms -- during the most fertile days of their cycle, at least.

Women who had immune-system-similar mates, on the other hand, fantasized about other men more frequently -- again, especially during their ripe-for-pregnancy days. They also tended to cheat with other men more often.

Yet the frequency of men's orgasms, fantasies and affairs did not seem to be connected to their partner's immune system. Nor did a couple's genetic compatibility significantly correspond to their overall relationship satisfaction.

Indeed, the accumulated evidence for these genes' role in whom we marry, or with whom we dally, is far from clear-cut. Several studies have indeed found histocompatibility-odor preferences in men and women; others have found either a more complicated relationship or no link at all.

What's more, these preferences appear to actually reverse for some women on birth control pills or other hormonal contraceptives (That's why ScientificMatch.com accepts only women not using hormonal birth control.) And smell and vision may not line up, as evidence suggests that we're visually attracted to people who have similar facial features -- and similar immune-system types -- as we have.

Though the scientific picture is complicated, the ScientificMatch.com algorithm is not. Members are first genetically matched on the basis of their two copies (one inherited from Mom, one from Dad) of three major genes (sometimes known as HLA, for human leukocyte antigen). Members can choose to use results from a personal-values survey to refine the pool even further.

"We still don't understand how MHC genes relate to actual mate preferences," says Craig Roberts, a biological sciences professor at the University of Liverpool and mate-choice expert. "This is not to say I don't like the idea. . . . But I think we are a long way from really understanding what's going on."

Meanwhile, the purists among us can savor the old-fashioned method of genetic matchmaking: inhaling deeply and surreptitiously sniffing up the hotties we meet in person.

The Mating Game, a new column appearing monthly in the Health section, will explore the science of mating, dating and sex.

Idaho Lab Develops a Quicker Way to Catch a Thief

The Columbian, (04/28/2008), Todd Dvorak

 

A faster and possibly cheaper method of human identification using antibodies, unique to everyone, has been developed by Federal researchers. However, proponents want to stress this new method is not designed to replace present DNA testing. These antibodies can be found in bodily fluid and are used by the body to fight disease or assist in any number of other bodily functions. The technology to conduct this testing has been licensed to Identity Sciences LLC, and by fall 2009 the company anticipates providing testing kits and training to the law enforcement, military, and forensic communities worldwide.

news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP04282008news310529.cfm?modifyFont=L

 

Microsoft Helps Law Enforcement Get Around Encryption

PC World, (04/29/2008), Nancy Gohring

 

Encryption software use by cyber criminals is increasing, and in an effort to assist law enforcement in getting around such technology, Microsoft has developed the Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) toolkit. Microsoft first released the product last June for free and it is now in use by roughly 2,000 agents worldwide. This software, made up of 150 tools, can be stored on a USB flash drive for use at the scene of a crime. This mobility and portability can prevent officers from having to turn off a computer, which can result in lost data. Also, processing a computer with COFEE can take about 20 minutes, versus previous methods that produced results in 3 to 4 hours.

www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145318/microsoft_helps_law_enforcement_get_around_enc

 

Dallas-Area Law Enforcement Agencies Unveiling Online Services to Share Local Crime Reports

The Dallas Morning News, (05/02/2008), Richard Abshire

 

The Plano Police Department hopes that keeping the community informed regarding crimes that occur near churches, homes, or schools will be key in developing strong working relations with the citizens they serve. Citizens can sign up to receive e-mail alerts using a system that is accessible through the crimereports.com website. The system can also provide the public with access to incident reports by location on a map, along with a description of the crime and other related information. This can be useful for Neighborhood Watch groups and coordinators, as well as free up time relating to routine requests for records.

www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/DN-planopd_02met.ART.North.Edition1.46e5342.html

 

Simulator Trains Police for the Worst

KAAL TV, (05/01/2008), Jackie Orozco

 

Simulators offer officers and cadets a safe place to learn and prepare for the volatile and nastiest situations their job can offer. As real-life situations such as college campus or school shootings become more common, the simulator can be updated to include the situation as part of the training scenarios. Officers and cadets are provided with a special 9mm weapon and expected to verbally interact with the scenario as it takes place. The simulator is also capable of shooting back at participants and plans are in place to add a "recoil pack" to the 9mm to offer even more realism to the experience.

kaaltv.com/article/stories/S430530.shtml?cat=10151

 

Technology Deters Bank Robberies

Madison County Journal, (05/01/2008), Staff Reporter

 

Would-be bank robbers in Madison County (Mississippi) are facing deterrent mechanisms of the high-tech kind with digital surveillance and the low-tech kind with common courtesy or "Southern hospitality." Area banks, while working with law enforcement, have installed digital surveillance to achieve higher resolution images of most bank patrons. However, banks are also finding that being courteous and welcoming bank patrons as they enter can also have a deterrent effect and give would-be robbers a moment of pause. Another alternative deterrent method is banks implementing "dress codes" that forbid the wearing of hoods or clothing that can conceal a person's identity.

www.onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=20188&TM=18291.84

 

Google Adapts YouTube's Copyright-ID Technology to Combat Child-Porn

International Business Times, (05/01/2008), Vivek Gangjee

 

Google is working to fight child pornography. Google engineers have repurposed a video and image analysis tool used to identify and remove copyright-protected videos from its YouTube site. Google has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to test the technology, which will identify patterns in still images and videos. NCMEC can use the analysis to track down predators. The tools have been developed to help NCMEC arrange and index its data, as well as cross-reference historical data, for better, more efficient handling of new images and footage submitted to the center. The goal of this technology and the partnership is to make it more difficult for predators to use the Web to exploit children or traffic child pornography.

in.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/google-child-pornography-youtube-copyright-technology-ncmec.htm

 

Amber Alert Technology Will be Used to Notify Public of Officer's death in Line of Duty

Suncoast News, (05/06/2008), Associated Press

 

A 56 percent increase in officer deaths across Florida has prompted an executive order that indicates that the State's Amber Alert system will be activated in the event of an officer being wounded or killed in the line of duty. The alerts will broadcast when an officer has been reported down and provide further information regarding the incident.

www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=8276061&nav=menu577_2_1

 

The Camera That Wears a Badge

The New York Times, (05/04/2008), Joe Sharkey

 

Photo enforcement to catch red-light runners or speeders has all but eliminated the need for law enforcement to hide behind bushes and billboards waiting to stop motorists. However, with the implementation of photo enforcement has also come some unexpected results such as an increase in citations to rental companies. When the rental companies receive these fines they pay the fee and then charge the customer the fine plus a processing fee. Also, in anticipation of the revenue from the cameras, some municipalities are rewriting motor vehicle codes so that such violations are treated like parking tickets with no points being issued. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which supports camera use, feels the cameras assist the law enforcement community, whose resources are stretched, keep up with vehicle violations. But motorists are using the Web to find services offered by Njection or Trapster to locate both manned and photo-enforcement locations.

www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/business/04bug.html?ref=technology

 

Street Sweeper Cameras Get OK

Washington Times, (05/07/2008), David C. Lipscomb

 

The District of Columbia Council recently passed legislation to allow the installment of license plate scanning cameras on the city's fleet of 20 street sweepers. Initially, two sweepers will be outfitted for testing prior to the entire fleet being updated. The cameras will allow the Department of Public Works to be more proficient in ticketing violators who park on street-cleaning routes. For the first 45days after cameras are installed, violators will receive warnings. After the 45-day grace period ends, violators will receive a $30 ticket in the mail.

www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080507/METRO/684495592&SearchID=73317047977076