DNA. It's what makes you unique. Unless you have an identical twin, your DNA is different from that of every other person in the world. And that's what makes DNA fingerprinting possible. Experts can ...

Since the mid-1980s, variations on the DNA fingerprinting theme have left their marks on diverse fields. By comparing distinctive DNA sequences, aberrations, or numbers of repeats among individuals, ...

Feb. 7, 2013 -- The Supreme Court will revisit the crossroad of privacy and evolving science later this month when it considers whether officials can take the DNA -- without a warrant -- of someone ...

DNA profiling technologies are rapidly advancing, creating the potential to identify individuals involved in making, packing and transporting illegal capsules by analysing the exterior of the illicit ...

DNA fingerprinting has been hailed by law-enforcement officials as the 20th century’s most important breakthrough in forensic science. They are eager to use the new technology to identify and ...

After four years of attempting to trace hosta ancestry through DNA fingerprinting, Dave Koetje has come to a conclusion: “Hostas are weird,” he says. Since 2002 Koetje, a Calvin College biology ...

CHICAGO — Traditionally, brain tumors are identified and diagnosed under the microscope. Sometimes a small sample or subtle differences can make the identification of the exact type of cancer tricky.