Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates

Correction to: Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates.

No need to replace an “anomalous” primate (Primates) with an “anomalous” bear (Carnivora, Ursidae)

By means of mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequencing of putative "yeti", "bigfoot", and other "anomalous primate" hair samples, a recent study concluded that two samples, presented as from the Himalayas, do not belong to an "anomalous primate", but to an unknown, anomalous type of ursid. That is, that they match 12S rRNA sequences of a fossil Polar Bear (Ursusmaritimus), but neither of modern Polar Be...

Himalayan 'yeti' DNA: polar bear or DNA degradation? A comment on 'Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti' by Sykes et al. (2014).

Polonium-210 activity in human hair samples and factors affecting its accumulation

Background: Due to the presence of radioactive minerals such as monazite, the beach sand of the west coast of Kanyakumari exhibits high natural background radiation. Hair is a good indicator of radionuclides in the human body. An attempt is taken to measure the 210Po activity in human hair samples and the factors affecting it. Material and Methods: 210Po activity was analysed in 47 ind...

میزان عنصر روی موجود در موی کودکان مبتلا به سندرم‌داون، فلج مغزی، ماکروسفالی، میکروسفالی و هیدروسفالی

AbstractObjectives: The purpose of this survey was to compare the amount of zinc concentration between normal children and the children suffering from Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, micro-macrocephaly, and hydrocephaly in Iran. The correlation between zinc concentration and the spoken syndromes was further assessed. Method: In the present study, the hair sam-ples were used to estimate zinc conc...