A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, enhancing a revolutionary method for monitoring ocean biodiversity. The guide ...

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Salamanders are vital components of many aquatic ecosystems food webs and are often found in diverse habitats, including both urban and semi-rural environments. The northern dusky salamander, ...

Two La Jolla beaches are among the sites where San Diego County has started using new ocean water-quality testing technology intended to produce faster results and earlier warnings when bacteria reach ...

Zymo Research Corp., a pioneer in biotechnology, proudly announces the launch of the Quick-DNA/RNA™ Water Kit. This product provides reliable total DNA/RNA recovery from water samples, establishing a ...

San Diego County has started using new ocean water-quality testing technology intended to produce faster results and earlier warnings when bacteria reach unhealthy levels. During a rollout of the ...

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As potential developments in the automation of DNA fingerprinting threaten to introduce vulnerabilities in the system, researchers develop ‘genetic barcodes’ to prevent sample tampering. DNA ...

With the ability to map dozens of biomarkers at once, a new method could transform testing for conditions including heart disease and cancer. With the ability to map dozens of biomarkers at once, a ...

Just like barcodes on products in a supermarket, which designate every individual type of item in the store, the unique DNA barcodes allow the researchers to tag each type of molecule in the sample.