Who doesn't worry about skeletons lurking in the gene closet? Soon, instant DNA mapping could ease those fears -- or deliver the cold, hard truth. A prototype diagnostic tool under development by two ...

The recent DNA Barcode Scanner Hack brought together a range of experts to brainstorm a handheld modular DNA analysis device that could identify timber samples in the field, help flag wildlife ...

Omaha police can now collect more DNA from cold-case evidence and analyze data from smart watches, homes and vehicles. The department also may acquire software allowing detectives to walk through a ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are using DNA to identify invasive plants and help them from spreading in the United States. The research involves a ...

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A mechanism for preventing mutation within important genes involves long distance scanning of DNA by a molecular motor protein has been identified by researchers. Because the information within the ...

U.S. Army Pfc. David Diaz, right, assigned to Team Hatchet, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, collects a DNA sample for biometrics on an Afghan man at a security checkpoint in ...

On a crisp fall morning in 2011, Alexander “Sascha” von Bismarck arrived at a wood-flooring processing plant in Dalian, China. He was there as part of a years-long project, knee-deep in an ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Researchers in Huntsville are using DNA to identify invasive plants getting a free ride into the United States. "It really is plant forensics," University of Alabama in ...

DNA damage prompts DNA repair that may be either slapdash or tidy, depending on the circumstances. For example, during the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle, the BRCA1 protein promotes the tidy sort ...