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DNA investigations
To investigate DNA (usually in a forensic context), you must isolate the DNA from the evidence sample and process the sample so DNA codes can be obtained. In a forensic investigation, you would use isolate and test the DNA from a crime scene for comparison with DNA from a suspect.
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DEC 24, 2020Cancer
New research published in Science Advances is attempting to change the way that we think about cancer. The research ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Cardiology
The use of genetics in therapies and diagnostics has boomed over the decades. While many of these breakthroughs focus on ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ChIP-Seq is a tool for analyzing the interactions between DNA and the proteins that bind to it, which influences gene ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Microbiology
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2020Immunology
Last year, around 1.7 million people became infected with HIV, with around half of these being women. Encouraging result ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Cannabis Sciences
While most studies investigating the link between cannabis and male fertility have shown a negative correlation, some su ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Denisovans were ancient hominins that were discovered only recently, and they had a wider range than previously known.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are thought to be more than 94 million cats in the US alone. Researchers have now improved the reference genome se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2020Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life hard for a lot of researchers. For one, they could not be physically in the lab and ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a famous carnivorous plant that can capture and consume insects and even small ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists have used cryo-EM to learn more about how the human genome is replicated.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 11, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports uncovers the complex chemical processes behind aborigina ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2020Plants & Animals
Using an evolutionary map and CT (computed tomography) scans, an international team of researchers has identified eleven ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 24, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Science Advances is attempting to change the way that we think about cancer. The research
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Cardiology
The use of genetics in therapies and diagnostics has boomed over the decades. While many of these breakthroughs focus on
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ChIP-Seq is a tool for analyzing the interactions between DNA and the proteins that bind to it, which influences gene ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Microbiology
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2020
Immunology
Last year, around 1.7 million people became infected with HIV, with around half of these being women. Encouraging result
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While most studies investigating the link between cannabis and male fertility have shown a negative correlation, some su
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Denisovans were ancient hominins that were discovered only recently, and they had a wider range than previously known.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are thought to be more than 94 million cats in the US alone. Researchers have now improved the reference genome se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2020
Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life hard for a lot of researchers. For one, they could not be physically in the lab and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a famous carnivorous plant that can capture and consume insects and even small
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists have used cryo-EM to learn more about how the human genome is replicated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports uncovers the complex chemical processes behind aborigina
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2020
Plants & Animals
Using an evolutionary map and CT (computed tomography) scans, an international team of researchers has identified eleven
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan