Rice University scientists have developed a tool to speed the design of molecular diagnostics that depend on the specific recognition of pathogen DNA and RNA. The Rice lab of bioengineer David Zhang ...

The Pennsylvania State Police have launched a rapid DNA analysis program, distributing technology that will allow investigators to test samples outside a lab and get results in as few as 90 minutes.

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries. However, because DNA degrades over time, it is difficult for researchers ...

Forensic DNA analysis has fundamentally changed criminal investigations, providing an unprecedented level of accuracy in identifying suspects, exonerating the innocent, and solving cold cases. And ...

Kary B. Mullis, a biochemist who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering a way to analyze DNA easily and cheaply and thus pave the way for major advances in medical diagnostics, ...