Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. A new ...

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests ...

It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic ...

Extracting and analyzing relevant medical information from large-scale databases such as biobanks poses considerable challenges. To exploit such "big data," attempts have focused on large sampling ...

She had brown eyes and black hair. She was almost 5 feet, 7 inches tall and chewed tobacco. She was in her 20s, carried heavy loads with her left arm and had given birth. We don't know her name, but ...

Due to its high accuracy and fast, simple workflow, capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a foundational technology for clinical applications. CE is an invaluable tool used to detect genetic variations ...

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and the Forensic Science Program Presented in the Channel: Forensic Lab. CE analysis in just one click- Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer ...

A forensic DNA analyst prepares a sample for analysis. Credit: Fred W. Baker/Department of Defense The National Institute of Standards ...