Category / News
-
Mugshots from DNA analysis?
The Canadian police recently created a mugshot or “DNA phantom image” based on DNA traces at a crime scene. The image was published in social media to support the search for the suspected perpetrator (https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/DNAPhenotypeOct4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter). Based on genetic analysis, “phenotyping” is an attempt to reconstruct a person’s appearance. Some characteristics (e.g., eye color, hair color,…
-
The Killer Mice of Marion Island
Ecosystems are complex. Some are as stable as a rock, while others are extremely sensitive to the smallest external influences. Animal dispersal and migration have a massive impact on ecosystems. Not only does the migrating species change the environment, it brings with it microorganisms and plant seeds and thus change biodiversity. “Stable ecosystems” do not…
-
Corona Explanation Video 1
Here we have the first really visible product from BioWissKomm!And it was a phantastic effort by lots of people: Khalid who created the figures and made the video, Chacha who travelled 28 hours by bus to do the Swahili version together with Stephan and many others from Tansania and Indonesia who provided advice. Thanks to…