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CODIS
is an extention of the FBI and is a database of genetic material of felons and missing people. Beginning in the 1990 as a small project, it took off when the DNA Identification Act of 1994 which allowed the collection and documentation of biological matter. (1.3, 1.4)
Innovators
Innovation and improvements cannot be made without the drive behind them. These groups usher on the modern age of DNA and of many applications
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Chart of Codis Use
Hits are the amount of identified cases using CODIS (1.2)
Chart of Codis Use
Hits are the amount of identified cases using CODIS (1.2)
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23andMe
A company based on the idea of ancestry, 23andMe analyzes your genetic code through your cheek cells. Costing around $99 they offer family trees, genetic similarities toward ethnic groups and a chance for ordinary people to look into their own genome.
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Chart displaying Genetic background
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Chart displaying Genetic Background
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23andMe kit to send in a sample
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Chart displaying Genetic background
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Click here for more info on the process known as PCR
Want to try it for yourself? Click the picture below and...
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NCBI
Or the National Center for Biotechnology Information is a collection of databases in order to "understand nature's mute but elegant language" through DNA. Create in 1988 under the National Library of Medicine, it is largest biomedical research facility in the world. 1.12
Kegg
The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes is a Japanese form of the US NCBI. Based in Kanehisa Laboritories, it allows users to view genes, proteins, and metabolic maps among various 1.14
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SNPedia
Is a collaborative database on the topic of DNA study. It is named after the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) or the accidental change in and is a source of genetic variation within a population. For example, SNPedia discusses variants of a certain gene, their nucleotide sequence, and the possible resulting expression of this change. 1.16, 1.17
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Alzheimer's Disease: Chromosome 19q
Reference SNP: rs429358
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Genentech
A leading biotechnology company, Genentech develops medicines that treat severe diseases that confound and are not treatable through traditional methods of modern day medicines. Cancer is one example. 1.20
Here is a video about Genetech is helping mankind
One example of a product is Pegasys, an antiviral drug for Heptatitis C.
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