Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been able to identify an ...

The DNA tissue sample taken from a baby left in an Iowa City landfill in 1992 was so "degraded and contaminated" that ...

Remains found in 1976 have been identified as Marion McWhorter, who went missing two years before when she turned 21 years old, Oregon State Police said.

Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab—leaving their ...

New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner's office is using new ...

This week is National Forensic Science Week, and the Texas Department of Public Safety is celebrating the week by hosting an ...

Desire jumped partially inside a nearby building; the debris crushed his foot. "I would absolutely be dead," said Desire if ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham's Bladder Cancer Research Center have used a new method to detect chemical ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

We quantified the influence of two commonly used DNA extraction kits—Qiagen DNEasy PowerSoil Pro (QIAGEN, DE) and FastDNA Spin Kit for Soil (MP Biomedicals, USA)—on the microbiome composition of n=12 ...