In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific ...

An identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit? This question reportedly came up in a case in France last month, in which the ...

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a simple blood test during pregnancy that helps detect rare genetic conditions early, ...

A possible change to New York’s forensic testing guidelines could help investigators solve cold cases by allowing evidence to be tested in more laboratories.For decades, forensic samples connected to ...

Now, a step forward in genetic testing could help doctors look deeper than ever before to predict a patient's future health. In a series of studies published recently in Bone Marrow Transplantation, ...

Experts estimate that two-thirds of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented with routine screenings, nursing instructor ...

With aging populations on the rise, the need for better tools to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, has never been more urgent. This disease is ...

Researchers developed a DNA barcoding assay to measure nanoparticle cargo escape in living organisms, enabling a new class of lipid nanoparticles for more efficient gene editing.

Researchers developed a DNA barcoding system to track the behavior of gene therapy nanoparticles within cells. The method ...

A genome-wide cfDNA methylation enrichment method (cfMeDIP-seq) enables response monitoring using plasma alone, avoiding ...

Researchers have identified a promising way to predict bloodstream infections in children with high-risk leukemia days before the infection would be diagnosed using current standards of care. The test ...