Much like the checkout clerk uses a machine that scans the barcodes on packages to identify what customers bought at the store, scientists use powerful microscopes and their own kinds of barcodes to help ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Sep 24, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(AP) -- Restaurants around the world will soon use new DNA technology to assure patrons they are being served the genuine fish fillet or caviar they ordered, rather than inferior substitutes, an expert in genetic identification ...

Biology - Other

Nov 27, 2011 4.1 / 5 (10) 14

Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific experts, three New York City high school students using tabletop DNA technologies found several herbal brews and a few brands of tea contain ingredients ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 21, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish -- something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 04, 2011 4.3 / 5 (6) 0 |

New research showing that that mercury levels are higher in some species of tuna could help consumers minimize their consumption of the silvery metal in their sushi and provide a powerful new tool for regulatory ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 21, 2010 2.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 09, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo of 95 animal species surrounding them, in everything ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Dec 28, 2009 4.6 / 5 (23) 7

While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 19, 2009 5 / 5 (3) 2

Our ability to assess biological diversity, ecosystem health, ecological interactions, and a wide range of other important processes is largely dependent on accurately recognizing species. However, identifying ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

It can take years of direct observation for a researcher to fully understand the diets of a community of herbivorous insects in a tropical rain forest. Now, five Smithsonian scientists are paving a fast track ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

What if Noah got it wrong? What if he paired a male and a female animal thinking they were the same species, and then discovered they were not the same and could not produce offspring? As researchers from ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Google and Microsoft each unveiled new charitable initiatives Tuesday, in separate efforts which channel millions of dollars to innovators tackling social ills.

Technology - Business

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP)—Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in science and technology.

Technology - Business

Dec 04, 2012 not rated yet 0

Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using "DNA barcodes" to monitor insects that damage crops ...

Biology - Ecology

May 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

The important changes to the way scientists name new plants that took effect on 1 January 2012 included the fall of the so-called Latin requirement - a stipulation that descriptions or diagnoses of new species ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 23, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 3