Families who are waiting to formally identify loved ones killed in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad are giving DNA samples after authorities said most bodies were charred beyond recognition. According ...

Newborn screening programs have expanded to include molecular-based assays as first-tier tests and the success of these assays depends on the quality and yield of DNA extracted from neonatal dried ...

Place the sample tube on the magnetic rack once incubation is complete. Once the magnetic beads have formed aggregates transfer the eluate with DNA to a new sterile centrifuge tube to achieve purified ...

They developed a microfluidic chip on which a small blood sample is deposited and then heated to a temperature of 50 to 90 ºC (122 to 194 ºF). If any bacteria are present in the fluid, the heat ...

The approach to testing relies on universal digital high-resolution DNA melting (U-dHRM), where DNA is heated until it splits—at about 120 to 190 degrees—and then analyzed.

CBP is required to use DNA test kits on criminal arrestees and detained illegal immigrants — but only “collected samples from about 37% of the 1.7 million people it encountered” in fiscal ...

Key points: An automated system used in the lab yielded up to 92 per cent less DNA than manual extraction In 2008-09, 32 per cent of blood samples from the lab did not yield a DNA profile, up from ...

Four juveniles had blood samples taken for DNA test in Pudukottai, per Special Court order, in connection with Vengaivayal case of faecal matter in water tank supplying Dalits. Samples taken in ...

For the new study, researchers analyzed blood samples drawn in the mid-1990s from 672 community-dwelling men and women with an average age of 80 at the beginning of the study period.

In 2015, following a DUI arrest, Ian Mitcham consented to having a blood sample collected to test for blood-alcohol concentration. He was advised his sample would be destroyed after 90 days. Instead, ...

A new, nondestructive way to recover ancient DNA has shown its potential for illuminating Stone Age people’s lives. Genetic material extracted from a pierced deer tooth, possibly worn as a ...