Scientists found that they can capture free-floating DNA and use it to identify what specific animals are nearby just by sucking air through a special filter. "I tend to think of it a bit like ...
NEW YORK (AP) — DNA is all around us — even in the air we breathe. Now scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations — which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up ...
The tale of D.B. Cooper, who leaped out of a hijacked plane with $200,000 in 1971 and disappeared, is the stuff of legend.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ever since the Trump administration scaled up DNA collection from migrants in federal ...
ew research has shown for the first time that animal DNA can be collected from the air, and the finding could help in the understanding of the transmission of airborne diseases like Covid-19, the ...
Air samples collected at pollution monitoring stations could provide a treasure trove of data on plant and animal life thanks to new environmental DNA methods. Environmental DNA (eDNA) comes from ...
An entrepreneur and a geneticist paired up to sell art based on individual DNA. Here's how they've succeeded. An entrepreneur and a geneticist paired up to sell art based on individual DNA.
University of Toronto researchers have found that cancer cells can enhance tumor growth by hijacking enhancer DNA normally used when tissues and organs are formed.
In the case of France’s elusive angel shark, eDNA helped scientists rediscover an animal many thought to be lost for good, ...
Just a few swabs from a handful of leaves can say a lot about what animals are roaming in the area. Two dozen leaf swabs from plants in Uganda’s Kibale National Park revealed a stunningly ...
NEW YORK (AP) — DNA is all around us — even in the air we breathe. Now scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations — which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up ...
An entrepreneur and a geneticist paired up to sell art based on individual DNA. Here's how they've succeeded. An entrepreneur and a geneticist paired up to sell art based on individual DNA.
