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DNA test claims to predict sexual orientation, but experts advise caution

A new genetic test that claims to predict male sexual orientation with up to 70 percent accuracy has attracted plenty of attention in the scientific community, but experts warn that the findings of the research may be unreliable. Researchers in the US say that their new algorithm can determine whether a male is straight or gay by analysing epigenetic markers that affect gene expression – with a single saliva sample being all it takes to reveal which team you’re playing for. “To our knowledge, this is the first example of a predictive model for sexual orientation b

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The first case of sexually transmitted Ebola has been confirmed

  Genetic tests have confirmed that a Liberian woman contracted Ebola in March after having sex with a survivor of the disease. Even though it was known that Ebola could survive in semen for weeks after a patient's symptoms had cleared up, this is the first time it's been confirmed that the disease can be transmitted sexually - and it also show that the virus can persist in bodily fluids a lot longer than we ever suspected. The couple in question had unprotected sex six months after the man was first infected with Ebola, and 155 days after a blood test declared