News tagged with natural scenes

CSI: PCR-free techniques ID the most active microbes on the scene

Anyone who has watched one of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television shows knows that PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a technology used to amplify the tiniest samples of DNA into forensic evidence ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TV crime drama compound highlights immune cells' misdeeds

Detectives on television shows often spray crime scenes with a compound called luminol to make blood glow. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have applied the same compound to much smaller ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0