Capital Punishment and Justice
By Ewin James Opponents of Capital Punishment often put forward the proposition that it doesn’t deter murder. That proposition is unprovable. But more than that it disregards the reason for Capital Punishment persisting throughout history: the need for retributive justice….
How one scientist is using technology to try and hack his genes to transform his body
By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review From Business Insider In a dream Brian Hanley told me about, he’s riding a bus when he meets a man in dark leather clothing. Next thing he knows, he is splayed across a tilted…
Judge OKs extradition of man from Arnold to Caribbean to face murder charge
By Robert Patrick From St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS • A federal judge on Tuesday approved an order seeking the extradition of a man who had been living in Arnold to a Caribbean island to face charges of murdering a…
11-year-old girl’s kidnapping and rape solved by DNA from a discarded water bottle, police say
By Joseph Serna From Los Angeles Times The kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl who was abducted as she walked home in Santa Ana in 1999 has been solved thanks to DNA evidence, police say. Earlier this year, cold-case…
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[Bahamas] Govt considers a hurricane tax/Bahamas Opposition party against ‘hurricane tax’
By RASHAD ROLLE From Tribune 242 WHEN it meets today, Cabinet may consider introducing and implementing a special tax to help finance Hurricane Matthew repair and recovery efforts, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday. If implemented, such a tax may…
Cayman Islands DNA Unit celebrates 10th year anniversary
The DNA Unit of the Cayman Islands Forensic Science Laboratory, a not-for-profit, multifunctional, state of the art laboratory operated by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) in Grand Cayman, celebrates its 10th year anniversary. Established in 2006 and internationally…
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Oxitec CEO: This is the worst-case scenario for unleashing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Public-health officials are doing everything in their power (and budget) to prevent infectious diseases like Zika, yellow fever, and dengue from spreading. But the bugs that transmit those diseases, specifically the Aedes Aegypti mosquito,…
DNA fingerprinting can boost agriculture in region — Wheatley
From JIS KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the importance of DNA fingerprinting in ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector in the Caribbean and Latin America. He said the “scientific architecture”…
These are some of the crazy things scientists did using gene editing in 2015
By Tanya Lewis From Business Insider Gene editing was one of the most talked-about topics of 2015, and rightly so. One technique in particular, known as CRISPR/Cas9, has made it possible to quickly and precisely edit genes by cutting and pasting…
Cannabis use linked to gene mutation
From Medical Express Scientists from The University of Western Australia have identified how using cannabis can alter a person’s DNA structure, causing mutations which can expose them to serious illnesses, and be passed on to their children and several future…
