Agencies work on DNA 'barcodes' database
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To help shoppers avoid mislabeled toxic pufferfish, and pilots steer clear of birds, federal agencies are starting to tap into an ambitious project that is gathering DNA "barcodes" for the Earth's 1.8 million known species.
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Forensics experts were poring over fingerprints and dental records to identify victims from the Asian tsunami, hoping to get the easier matches out of the way before tackling the time-consuming process of DNA analysis.
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A new digital system for identifying fingerprints is being adopted by police forces in England and Wales.
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Hackers got into a database containing the Social Security numbers of
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - The complex science of DNA analysis is now helping protect elephants by showing police and conservationists the source of black-market ivory.
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A family history website launches a new service to help track down people's unknown relatives with DNA tests.
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GeneTree grows a database of ancestry resources by inviting researchers to share information.
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Development follows results of forensic tests from British laboratory.
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DNA testing, the same technology used in human paternity disputes and criminal investigations, is increasingly being used to verify canine bloodline claims.
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Americans seek international database to carry iris, palm and finger prints
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Health industry, tech firms, government agencies might collaborate to build a secure database of patient records.
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Researchers said on Sunday they had homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent of the genetic risk for type-2 diabetes.
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Using elephant dung and skin samples, researchers said they were able to make a map of elephant DNA that could help track down ivory poachers.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal parolees may be required to provide blood samples for a national DNA database used to solve crimes, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled yesterday.
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The complex science of DNA analysis is now helping protect elephants by showing police and conservationists the source of black-market ivory.
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Shaken by scandals involving the black-market sale of body parts, University of California officials are considering inserting supermarket-style barcodes or radio frequency devices in cadavers to keep track of them.
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Experts at Cardiff University are leading a study of the DNA of thousands of people as part of research into Alzheimer's disease.