The world of crime and DNA has evolved significantly over the past decade, including the use of phenotyping to help solve ...

PacBio has announced a new study published in Nature Communications that presents an innovative method for analyzing complex regions of the human genome, particularly segmental duplications that have ...

At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use it against their ...

This month Genome Research publishes a special issue highlighting novel advances in computational biology. In collaboration ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. DNA synthesis is vital to several processes in biopharmaceutical innovation, including the ...

The presence or absence of remaining foreign DNA from the crossbred progeny of the genome-edited crop and the original crop cultivar can be determined by GenEditScan, based on the k-mer method.

Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains. By Damien Cave Reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam The world is facing an abundance of tragic events that produce ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Around the world, DNA analysis is the gold standard for identifying human remains following these ...

The method of nuclear DNA analysis that linked suspect Rex A. Heuermann to the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killings will soon be the primary method for generating forensic genetic data, a founder of ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.