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A breakthrough enzyme aims to resolve a persistent DNA artifact that has challenged forensic analysis for decades.

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Doppelgängers Similar in Looks and DNA: Study

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Scientists Reconstruct Warrior Pharaoh’s Murder Using CT Scans

Fly Colonies Help Calculate Time of Death of Car Trunk Cadavers

China Is Using DNA from Uighurs to Predict Physical Features

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Technique Improves Use of Hair for Drug Tests

Rapid DNA Analysis Steps In to Identify Remains of Wildfire Victims

UK Judges Receive Primers on Forensic Science

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Gene Activity Could Give Clues to Time of Death

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Rhino Forensics Used to Track Down Poachers and Traffickers

Two Genetic Forensics Techniques Draw Fire

DNA Analysis Throws New Light on the 1845 Franklin Arctic Expedition

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Forensics Left in Lurch by Sessions

Monitoring Post-Mortem Gene Transcription in Mice and Zebrafish

Amsterdam to Open Forensic Cemetery

Forensics 2.0

Infographic: Advancing Forensic Science

Genetic Test Solves Royal Mystery

Did Lucy Fall to Her Death?

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Agilent Announces the Enhanced 8850 Gas Chromatograph

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies