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Anna Williamson says mental health is written in her blood - and has the DNA test that proved it
Mental health
The children's TV presenter has been battling stress and mental health for years - but only recently has it all made sense
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Man separated from mother as a child locates his family through DNA test nearly 60 years later
DNA
Kevin Battle, 59, was originally born in Roscrea in Tipperary but was sent away to US to be adopted
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Gardai unable to link evil Mark Hennessy's DNA profile to any previous crimes after brutal murder of Jastine Valdez
Mark Hennessy
Investigators are searching a database of almost 15,000 DNA profiles
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Indian police say how tragic wife of Irishman Liga Skromane died
Murder
Previously the police had claimed that there was no foul play involved
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DNA samples requested from Kerry locals as part of Kerry Baby investigation
Kerry
Baby John was an infant whose body was found with multiple stab wounds on the White Strand in Caherciveen in April 1984
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Gardai investigating if parents of 'Baby John' left Kerry and went to Northern Ireland
Kerry Babies
The body of 'Baby John' was found on a beach in Kerry in 1984
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DNA that causes cancer could one day be SNIPPED out of people's bodies - thanks to amazing new breakthrough
Cancer
And CRISPR technology has the future potential to treat patients who have a strong family history of the disease
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New DNA map reveals Irish are more genetically diverse than previously believed with Viking and Norman ancestry
DNA
It has long been assumed that the Irish have Celtic blood - but geneticists now say the truth is much more complicated
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First beer in the world to be made based on a person's DNA to make sure you like the taste
Beer
Ciaran Giblin had an ale made dictated by his individual DNA taste preference – using cutting-edge genetic profiling to map his propensity towards specific flavours
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DNA test to flag up breast cancer risk would mean so much to millions of women
Breast cancer
Our current screening service only detects cancer but this test would become one that prevents it
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Stephanie Davis delayed DNA test fearing it could harm her baby but insists Jeremy McConnell knows 'the truth' about who the father is
Stephanie Davis
Jeremy has denied paternity and says he wants a test to prove he's not the father
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Marilyn Monroe was Scottish say DNA tests that trace her back from Hollywood to the Highlands
Marilyn Monroe
The silver-screen icon’s ancestry has been traced to the small town of Tain, on the Dornoch Firth, with a family history taking in the English Civil War
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Does Yeti really exist? Scientists use cutting edge DNA evidence to solve Abominable Snowman mystery
Rare animals
Leading geneticists are set to use DNA analysis on items thought to have belonged to the mysterious beast in an effort to uncover the truth
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Gang armed with gun, machetes and baseball bats attack barber shop over 'bad haircut'
Court case
Six yobs smashed windows before trashing an Alpha Romeo parked outside following a year-long feud sparked by a haircut one of them didn't like
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Greg Rutherford has DNA profiled to keep him one jump ahead at Rio Olympics
Greg Rutherford
A study of the long-jump gold medallist’s genes has allowed his team to tailor a diet and training regime which should give him an edge over his rivals
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'No DNA' on knife found at OJ Simpson's estate as LAPD 'close investigation'
Oj Simpson
An LAPD spokesman previously said the knife isn't likely to be connected to the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman
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Scientists attempt to clone Ice Age LION CUBS after discovering 'near-perfect' 12,000-year-old remains in Siberia
Weird News
Two cubs were found in Russia's Sakha Republic last August in a near-perfect state thanks to the deep-freeze conditions where they lay
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'Alien DNA' raining down on Earth could mix with Zika virus to create super disease
Weird News
Scientists have warned that panspermia - the theory of genetic material raining down from space - could make Zika stronger and more deadly
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Barcelona using DNA testing to help prevent injuries ahead of Arsenal Champions League clash
FC Barcelona
The Catalan giants have just one injury in their current squad despite having played 42 games this season - four more than Arsenal
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Losing sleep is bad for you because it switches on genes that damage us
Health
If you don't get enough shuteye you run the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease because it blocks the genetic messages that repair our bodies
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Women 'had sex with aliens and gave birth to hybrid babies' - and so might YOU
Aliens
The 'mums' claim to have given birth to half-alien children who live with their fathers on giant spaceships - and claim other women simply don't realise it
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Use your DNA to make an exclusive pattern of you that no one else will have
DNA
If you've ever craved a truly personalised pattern that no one else will have, these DNA prints have you written all over them
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Sir Tom Jones is getting a DNA test to find out if his ancestors are black
Tom Jones
The Welsh singer has often been mistake for being mixed-race because of his olive skin and afro-style hair
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New DNA database for sex offenders could lead to up to 1,000 arrests
Crime
Reports claim that once the new laws are signed off by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald it could lead to up to 1,000 arrests
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