Contamination and other errors in DNA analysis have occurred at the Washington State Patrol crime labs, most of it the result of sloppy work. The most common problems are cross-contamination by ...

Neural networks are computing systems designed to mimic both the structure and function of the human brain. Caltech researchers have been developing a neural network made out of strands of DNA instead ...

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a New York City-based magazine and book writer whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Women’s Health, Health, Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Prevention, ...

When it comes to the privacy of the intimate DNA data you share with them, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies make promises such as, “your privacy comes first,” and, “protecting your ...

DNA-barcoded probes let nanopores identify which metal-ion signals belong to which targets, enabling multiplexed sensing in ...