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The correlation between high facial similarity and shared DNA

The correlation between high facial similarity and shared DNA

DNA "fingerprints" help scientists to track the health and whereabouts of sea turtles

DNA "fingerprints" help scientists to track the health and whereabouts of sea turtles

Sample management specialists win Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Sample management specialists win Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Sample management specialists win Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Sample management specialists win Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Forensic science experts develop new insights into crime scene analysis

Forensic science experts develop new insights into crime scene analysis

Scientists discover new details on vital enzyme that allows for DNA sequencing

Scientists discover new details on vital enzyme that allows for DNA sequencing

Novel cost-effective model helps ascertain the origin of food

Novel cost-effective model helps ascertain the origin of food

Researchers propose replacing ancestry in forensics with a population structure approach

Researchers propose replacing ancestry in forensics with a population structure approach

Improving the fight against crime using geochemical analysis of soil samples

Improving the fight against crime using geochemical analysis of soil samples

Determining class A drug use from a single fingerprint

Determining class A drug use from a single fingerprint

Single fingerprint can help determine whether someone has touched or ingested class A drugs

Single fingerprint can help determine whether someone has touched or ingested class A drugs

National DNA Day 2021: An Interview with Professor George Church

National DNA Day 2021: An Interview with Professor George Church

Researchers find large quantities of previously undetected PFAS

Researchers find large quantities of previously undetected PFAS

Bioinformatics approach accurately tracks the origin of synthetic genetic code

Bioinformatics approach accurately tracks the origin of synthetic genetic code

Using mass spectrometry to determine the sex of fingermarks

Using mass spectrometry to determine the sex of fingermarks

Researchers use unique DNA markers to tackle rhino poaching

Researchers use unique DNA markers to tackle rhino poaching

Developing a Trace Vapor Generator for Explosives and Narcotics

Developing a Trace Vapor Generator for Explosives and Narcotics

Novel technology can minimize errors in DNA testing

Novel technology can minimize errors in DNA testing

A synthetic microbial system can determine location of origin for objects

A synthetic microbial system can determine location of origin for objects

Introducing genetic “barcodes” to DNA samples can preserve their integrity

Introducing genetic “barcodes” to DNA samples can preserve their integrity

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