Working by Eavesdropping on DNA Doing Its Work
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Pacific Bioscienceâs sequencer lets the DNA chain grow continuously and records a movie of flashing lights.
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Combining the similarly structured artificial and biological materials yields a device that detects viruses and toxins.
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Forensic Technology's system lets investigators analyze evidence over a network.
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It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to b...
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Animal DNA is being used as hard evidence in a growing number of "CSI"-type cases to catch criminals of all stripes, from killers to cattle rustlers.
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Broad ribbons of light help sort and manipulate individual cells.
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It's a hacker's nightmare but a dream for bankers and spies: A computer network so secure that even the simplest attempts to eavesdrop will interrupt the flow of data and alert administrators to the snooping.
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DNA&#39;s ability to self-assemble into predetermined patterns has been exploited to create synthetic versatile scaffolding that can direct the assembly of miniscule computer circuits.
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Catching criminals could become quicker   thanks to a new fingerprint technique developed by British   scientists.
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Researchers create three-dimensional structures using DNA-directed assembly.
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A detector built from nanowire transistors can identify individual virus particles in real time in unpurified samples.
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A new technique for tracking endangered species' genes borrows concepts from electrical engineering. Commentary by Carl Zimmer.
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It&#39;s like doing cold-case detective work on elephants, but University of Washington scientist Samuel Wasser has devised an innovative method for pinpointing the DNA fingerprints of poached elephant tusks.
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The secret messages hidden in scientist J. Craig Venterâs synthetic bacterial genome have now been revealed.
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From production plant to pharmacy, some of the most sought-after drugs will now be tracked by the technology in tiny microchips. It&#39;s already getting the green light from law enforcement.
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UK researchers have developed a way of using light to detect the presence of bacteria.
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Open-source developers attempting to reverse-engineer the mysteries of private networking software turn to genomics research. They're applying algorithms developed by biologists to decipher the secrets of closed networks. By Danny O'Brien.