Human DNA can be sequenced from small amounts of water, sand and air in the environment to potentially extract identifiable information like genetic lineage, gender, and health risks, according to our ...

A team of laboratory, data-management, and biometric examination experts within the FBI Laboratory recently used a combination of administrative and financial prowess, strategic cross-training, and ...

Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it's been very labor intensive. But now ...

US Customs and Border Protection collected DNA samples from less than 40% of illegal immigrants stopped at the nation’s borders in 2022, preventing federal law enforcement from solving violent ...

Planning a sea-going research cruise since the pandemic started has been difficult, and at times impossible, so it is exciting to get back out on the ocean again. In the fall of 2019, I went to sea to ...

I sent my cats’ saliva to the lab to get health and genetic insights sent to my inbox—with very different results.

Former President Donald Trump was indicted on March 30, 2023 related to payments made to adult film star, Stormy Daniels, ahead of the 2016 election. It is reported that Mr. Trump will be treated ...