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# dna - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Scientists decode DNA of ‘living fossil’ fish believed extinct for 70 million years
This all changed, however, when a South African fishing trawler caught a living specimen in 1938, earning it the “living fossil” nickname.
# dna - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Bute found in Asda’s corned beef product
The supermarket said testing revealed “very low levels” of the drug.
# dna - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Video: How does the food safety inspection process work in Ireland?
There are around 50,000 food points of sale in the country with just 300 inspectors to ensure that they meet food safety standards.
# dna - Friday 29 March, 2013
Horsemeat scandal: Dept refuses to release over 200 pages of emails with FSAI
The Department of Agriculture refused to release over a hundred pages of emails between it and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland following a Freedom of Information request.
# dna - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
“Remarkable discovery” as Greater Horseshoe bat found in Ireland
A single male Greater Horseshoe bat was found roosting in Co Wexford, Bat Conservation Ireland said today.
# dna - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Birds Eye says products containing horse DNA came from Ireland
The company says it has carried out an investigation into all its beef products after some had to be withdrawn in February after horse DNA tests proved positive.
# dna - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Traces of horsemeat DNA found in Polish beef
DNA was found in three samples out of 121 tested, the country’s deputy national veterinarian said.
# dna - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Horsemeat: Focus on Naas company over imported Polish meat
Minister Simon Coveney said that his department intends to introduce DNA testing from now on as a part of routine food testing in Ireland.
# dna - Monday 11 February, 2013
Irish processed meat product manufacturers asked to carry out DNA testing
The Minister also announced that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the UK’s Food Standards Agency will work closely together on the horsemeat issue.
Up to 60% horse DNA found in Tesco spaghetti bolognese
The supermarket retailer has apologised for letting its customers down, saying that a DNA testing programme is now underway.
# dna - Friday 8 February, 2013
Don’t eat Findus frozen beef lasagne, advises FSAI
Meanwhile, meat broker Martin McAdam said he was still “reeling” from the news that traces of horse were found in products he traded.
# dna - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
McAdam Foods “shocked” to discover equine content was in its meat products
The company also said it supplied 60 tonnes of beef to Silvercrest foods, contrary to reports that it had supplied 170 tonnes.
# dna - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Poll: Are you confident in Irish food production?
The horse meat controversy rumbles on but has it impacted on your confidence in Irish food production?
As horse meat scandal widens, Supermac’s says its burgers are 100% Irish
Supermacs has officially commented on the issue, after it emerged that Rangeland Foods supplies it with beef.
# dna - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
New Tumour Profiling Unit hopes to better target cancer treatments
The Institute of Cancer Research in London is hoping to use a tumour’s DNA to better track cancer treatment.
# dna - Thursday 17 January, 2013
Dept: Food investigations ‘dealt with on case-by-case basis’
The FSAI and Department of Agriculture deal with such investigations on a case-by-case basis, it was confirmed today.
“Oh Hell No!” Irish horse burgers: How the world reacted
What did the world think of our horse burger dilemma? We flipped and were furious, apparently.
Notorious Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly to be buried beside mother
The infamous bushranger, who was hanged at Old Melbourne Gaol in 1880 , will be laid to rest beside his mother Ellen in a private burial on Sunday.
# dna - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Horse meat inquiry: contamination was likely ‘accidental’
The FSAI has said there is no evidence of widespread ill practice, where horsemeat is being substituted for beef.
# dna - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Court orders DNA tests in cold case of murdered little boy
Four-year-old Gregory Villemin was found tied up and drowned in a river in France in 1984 in one of the nation’s most notorious post-war murder mysteries.
# dna - Monday 17 September, 2012
New DNA techniques could help prevent genetic diseases
Mitochondrial replacement techniques – which involve two parents and donor DNA – are the focus of a public consultation in the UK.
Poll: Would you support the modification of embryos to prevent genetic diseases?
Do you agree with a procedure involving the genetic modification of an embryo in order to prevent serious genetic diseases? Have your say…
# dna - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Bones found at English car park may belong to medieval king
Remember Richard III? From the Shakespeare play? Archaeologists think they’ve found his skeleton…
# dna - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Sample DNA testing of pigmeat begins
The testing is to expose misleading labelling of meat, the Irish Farmers’ Association has said.
# dna - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
DNA test to help identify superhorses
A genetic variant that influences gait in horses is potentially good news for breeders – but also for those researching a way to fix human spine injuries.
# dna - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Michaela murder: DNA evidence ‘being taken from hotel employees’
Police opened a fresh investigation into McAreavey’s death in July, following a court case which found two men not guilty of her murder.
# dna - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
Madonna hits Dublin: The 5 looniest stories about her backstage antics
DNA scrubbing, Irish weather, roses with stems the wrong length – it’s a minefield out there for the Queen of Pop.
# dna - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Unborn babies could be tested for 3500 genetic conditions
Blood and saliva samples from parents could predict thousands of genetic conditions in unborn babies.
# dna - Monday 28 May, 2012
Forensic scientist in Michaela trial says defendants’ DNA not found at scene
Day five of the trial for the murder of Michaela McAreavey got underway today…
# dna - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
Scientists launch DNA search… for Bigfoot
Researchers are calling for hair samples to test for evidence of the mythical creature’s existence.
# dna - Friday 11 May, 2012
State should consider DNA register for remains of unidentified people
The Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has made a number of recommendations in a report published yesterday.
# dna - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Legendary Olympic gold medalist dies following leukaemia battle
Murray Rose, who won four medals at the Games, has passed away aged 73.
# dna - Tuesday 13 March, 2012
Gardaà identify bodies found in burnt-out car near Dundalk
Anthony Burnett, 31, and Joseph Redmond, 25, were identified after DNA tests were carried out on their remains.
# dna - Friday 20 January, 2012
Verdict due in trial over murder of Northern Ireland-based soldiers
Judgement in the six-week-long Massereene trial is due later today.
# dna - Monday 9 January, 2012
Malaysia’s opposition leader cleared in sodomy trial
Anwar Ibrahim has been fighting the charges since 2008, claiming they were a set-up by the current government which is afraid of the challenge his leadership poses.
# dna - Monday 24 October, 2011
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# dna - Wednesday 12 October, 2011
Scientists crack genetic code of Black Death plague
Samples obtained by drilling skeletons’ teeth show that the disease has changed little over 600 years.
# dna - Wednesday 7 September, 2011
Court rejects new DNA test request in Knox trial
The decision is good news for the American student as it means an independent review of DNA evidence — previously ordered by the appeals court and hugely favorable to Knox — will stand.
# dna - Monday 22 August, 2011
Iberian lynx ‘not doomed’ despite tiny population size
The Iberian lynx one of the world’s most endangered big cats, however new research shows the species has had very little genetic diversity for thousands of years.
# dna - Tuesday 12 July, 2011
How the CIA tried to find Osama bin Laden
A fake vaccination programme was organised in the town where the Al Qaeda leader was hiding but did it work?
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