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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 06, 2015Microbiology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that herpesviruses might play a role in neurological disorders ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 24, 2015Neuroscience
A prestigious honor given only every other year by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been awarded to Cardiff University ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The genomes of humans and animals are much more complex than scientists originally thought. In addition to DNA and RNA, ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 15, 2015Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 10, 2015Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 22, 2015Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 20, 2015Microbiology
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Have you ever wondered how these guys find their bacterial &ldquo ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s not exactly known when in the history of life that cells went from being not alive, to alive. But despite not ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The thought of aging is a scary one for many of us. If you could use science to turn back the hands of time, wouldn&rsqu ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Cancer
Three researchers won prestigious medical awards for a new approach to treating cancer and insights into how creatures d ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international team of scientists led by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet (http://ki.se/en/startpage?) has mapped fo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
For the first time a synthetic DNA vaccine can induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Microbiology
As of 2012, roughly 35 million people were living with HIV worldwide, and 1.5 million died from AIDS-related illnesses i ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered as many as 1,000 genetic mutations along the autism spectrum. One enzyme that could be respo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Personalized medicine could get a big boost from a new technique that is said to reduce the number of cells needed for e ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 20, 2015Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 08, 2015Plants & Animals
For years now, environmentalists, entomologists and other scientists have been watching the decline of the honeybee and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 27, 2015Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Our genomes are riddled with the detritus of ancient viruses. They infected our hominid ancestors tens of millions of ye ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's ...Written By: Robert Woodard
DEC 06, 2015
Microbiology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that herpesviruses might play a role in neurological disorders
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 24, 2015
Neuroscience
A prestigious honor given only every other year by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been awarded to Cardiff University
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 16, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genomes of humans and animals are much more complex than scientists originally thought. In addition to DNA and RNA,
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 15, 2015
Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 22, 2015
Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 20, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Have you ever wondered how these guys find their bacterial &ldquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s not exactly known when in the history of life that cells went from being not alive, to alive. But despite not
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The thought of aging is a scary one for many of us. If you could use science to turn back the hands of time, wouldn&rsqu
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Cancer
Three researchers won prestigious medical awards for a new approach to treating cancer and insights into how creatures d
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of scientists led by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet (http://ki.se/en/startpage?) has mapped fo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time a synthetic DNA vaccine can induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Microbiology
As of 2012, roughly 35 million people were living with HIV worldwide, and 1.5 million died from AIDS-related illnesses i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered as many as 1,000 genetic mutations along the autism spectrum. One enzyme that could be respo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Personalized medicine could get a big boost from a new technique that is said to reduce the number of cells needed for e
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 20, 2015
Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 08, 2015
Plants & Animals
For years now, environmentalists, entomologists and other scientists have been watching the decline of the honeybee and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2015
Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 14, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Our genomes are riddled with the detritus of ancient viruses. They infected our hominid ancestors tens of millions of ye
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard