News tagged with dna identification
A new technique identifies corpses by comparing the skull with a picture of the subject alive
University of Granada researchers have developed a new forensic identification technique that compares the skull with one or several pictures of the subject while still alive. This system is based on the forensic identification ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Author Grisham laments bad courtroom science
Best-selling crime author John Grisham told lawmakers that faulty science is all over the US justice system, and urged nationwide improvements to forensic techniques.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Restaurants plan DNA-certified premium seafood
(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 ...
Nov 27, 2011 |
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Rockin' tortoises: A 150-year-old new species
A team of researchers investigated a desert tortoise from the Southwest USA and northwestern Mexico. What was thought to be a simple problem in species identification turned out to be a very complex matter. ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Wildlife surviving conflict in Afghanistan
A new survey conducted by WCS scientists, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), reveals that large mammals, including Asiatic black bears, gray wolves, markhor goats, and leopard ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Scientists use DNA technique to distinguish sardines from mackerel
Being able to distinguish sardines from horse mackerel has just got a little easier. Researchers in Spain used forensic mitochondrial DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) species identification techniques to genetically ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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New DNA analysis thousand times more sensitive
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of researchers has developed a new DNA technology which makes it possible to perform reliable analyses on DNA quantities that are a thousand times smaller than was previously the case. ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Sardines and horse mackerel identified using forensic techniques
A team of researchers from Galicia in Spain have used forensic mitochondrial DNA species identification techniques to distinguish between sardines and horse mackerel. This method makes it possible to genetically differentiate ...
May 24, 2011 |
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Building a digital library for life on Earth
The largest biodiversity genomics initiative ever undertaken - an international effort to build a digital identification system for all life on Earth - will be officially activated this week.
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Faster Salmonella detection now possible with new technique
Using technology available through a local company, an Iowa State University researcher is working on a faster method to detect and genetically identify salmonella from contaminated foods.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 04, 2010 |
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New Test Results Deepen Mystery Surrounding Explorer Everett Ruess
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Colorado at Boulder analysis of a skeleton found in Utah that initially indicated the remains were likely that of Southwest artist and poet Everett Ruess, who mysteriously disappeared in the ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Bitemark evidence and analysis should be approached with caution, study reports
Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental Medicine, have ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Study finds DNA barcoding requires caution without closer examination
The goal of DNA barcoding is to find a simple, cheap, and rapid DNA assay that can be converted to a readily accessible technical skill that bypasses the need to rely on highly trained taxonomic specialists for identifications ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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