Dal's Paul Bentzen and colleagues have developed a publically available DNA database to identify all fish commonly encountered in the ocean off Atlantic Canada. This database could impact ocean conservation, ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

The first rigorous analysis of the crime-fighting power of DNA profiling finds substantial evidence of its effectiveness.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Jan 11, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

European researchers enhanced the selectivity of state-of-the-art genetic sequencing methods using nanotechnology. Immediate application in detection of strains of Salmonella and Staphylococcus should facilitate ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Aug 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

When a patch of unwanted grass discolors a putting green, it can cause headaches for golf course managers and for the sod farmers who supply them. But a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has ...

Biology - Other

Jun 22, 2012 not rated yet 0

Concerned that the federal government might not keep funding the world's largest free database of genetic data, Google Inc. has forged a deal with a Mountain View, Calif., startup to keep the information online - and free ...

Technology - Internet

Oct 27, 2011 5 / 5 (6) 1

Scientists in Nepal are to build up the world's first national DNA database of the endangered Bengal tiger by collecting and recording a unique genetic fingerprint from each adult's faeces.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 21, 2011 not rated yet 0

The DNA profile of Ted Bundy, one of the United States' most notorious serial killers, was uploaded Friday into a national database in the hope that the new material will help solve murder cases that have gone cold over the ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Aug 07, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

Mountain View, Calif., genomics startup 23andMe just hit a milestone: As of Wednesday, 100,000 people have uploaded their genetic code to the 4-year-old company's database.

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Jun 16, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn scientists say the results could complicate disease identification in humans.

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 18, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 13 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Valerie Neumann was drugged and raped in 2006, but the DNA her attacker left behind is still untested. Her case is not unusual.

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 13, 2010 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material that ...

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Sep 10, 2009 4 / 5 (5) 8

(AP) -- Britain said Thursday it will set up a system to remove details about the DNA of innocent people from its nationwide registry of genetic information - but it could take up to 12 years for some of that information ...

Other Sciences - Other

May 07, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 10-year study of mule and black-tailed deer has found unique subspecies created by the animals' responses to climate change thousands of years ago.

Biology - Evolution

Mar 26, 2009 not rated yet 0

Since the sequencing of the human genome eight years ago, enormous progress has been made in analyzing and understanding it. Nevertheless, the function of most human genes is still barely understood. An important first step ...

Biology -

Feb 23, 2009 not rated yet 0