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14. February 2010 | 22:08Scientists Become First To Reconstruct Nuclear Genome Of An Extinct Human Being
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have become the first to reconstruct the nuclear genome of an extinct human being. It is the first time an ancient genome has been reconstructed in detail. The innovative technique can be applied to museum materials and ancient remains found in nature and can help reconstructing human phenotypic traits of extinct cultures from where only limited remains … (News Source: Medical News Today - 16:27:59)
33 Indicted for Human Trafficking in Oman
MUSCAT - Fourteen non-Omanis, including a woman, and 19 Omanis have been indicted in Oman since the promulgation of the Human Trafficking Law in November 2008. (News Source: Khaleej Times - 18:58:58)
Iran’s report to UN paints distorted picture on human rights
The Iranian government’s view of the state of human rights in the country is severely distorted, Amnesty International said today in an analysis paper prepared ahead of a review of Iran by the UN Human Rights Council. (News Source: Amnesty International - 08:53:31)
Plymouth’s new Human Services Director ‘asset to community’
PLYMOUTH - As she sits in the Main Street School classroom that’s been converted into the town’s Human Services Department, Abigail Egan spends a lot of her day answering questions. (News Source: The Bristol Press - 17:18:16)
Cameco blames human mistake for mine flood
A series of “erroneous assumptions” and “human error” caused the groundfall and flooding that shut down Cameco Corp.’s major uranium mine at Cigar Lake, Sask., last year, the company’s chief executive officer says. (News Source: Toronto Star - 17:27:31)
Seminar on human rights held
State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairman Justice S R Nayak said social equality has remained a distant dream despite many struggles by social reformers. (News Source: The Times of India - 17:11:24)
Our human rights v. The Others
The same people who cheered severe human rights abuses by the U.S. object to far less abuses when done by others (News Source: Salon.com - 12:59:20)
Human remains found in 2005 finally identified
Human remains found in the Lively area in April, 2005 have finally been identified.[…] (News Source: The Sudbury Star - 12:56:40)
Waking the dead: Scientists reconstruct nuclear genome of extinct human being
For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being. The innovative technique can help reconstruct human phenotypic traits of extinct cultures. It also allows for finding those contemporary populations most closely related to extinct cultures revealing ancient human expansions and migrations. Finally, the discovery improves our understanding of heredity … (News Source: Science Daily - 19:21:09)
Adviser to detained Americans being probed
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 12 (UPI) — The adviser to 10 Americans charged with trying to take 33 children out of Haiti without permission is being probed for human trafficking, officials said. (News Source: UPI - 14:19:21)
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