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DNA floating in the air over Dublin revealed everything from wildlife to illegal drugs. Scientists used air filters to collect eDNA, showing that we can track species and pathogens invisibly ...
That's according to a new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution that reveals the power of DNA, vacuumed up from the air, which can track everything from elusive bobcats to illicit drugs.
The 1979 cold case murder of Holly Branagan in Bethlehem, Pa. is getting a new look thanks to a nonprofit and a DNA collection device.
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
CBBC has ordered a second series of Horrible Science, the new spin-off from Horrible Histories, before the first series has even begun airing. The network says: "Laugh-out-loud comedy sketch series ...
A team of researchers from University of Utah Health, University of Washington, PacBio, and other institutions has used multiple DNA sequencing technologies to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet ...
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DNA evidence is processed at Washington State Patrol’s Crime and Forensic Laboratory in Vancouver, Wash., March 14, 2025.
Nuclear DNA was used to match Heuermann to hairs on belts, tape and burlap found with the seven victims he is charged with murdering. Harris told the court it is, "embarrassing that a method like ...
The DNA of 10 families exposed to the ’80s violence and 22 families to the 2011 conflict was compared to the genetic material of 16 families who left Syria before 1980, avoiding decades of unrest.
In the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, the prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from ...
In experiments, DNAformer could read 100 megabytes of DNA-stored data nearly 90 times faster than the next fastest method – which was developed with traditional, rules-based computing algorithms ...