The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. But it's not foolproof. In the late 1980s, at a federal research facility in Pensacola, Florida, ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. Are there pitfalls? By Peter Andrey Smith/Undark Published Feb 14, 2024 8:06 AM EST This article was ...

Environmental DNA left behind by ocean animals can be measured to inventory the marine life in a particular area. Measuring marine biodiversity with "environmental DNA" -- an application of gene ...

Environmental DNA, also known as eDNA, is genetic material shed from animals and plants that scientists can use to tell what kinds of organisms are living in an environment. However, scientists ...

It used to be that if you wanted to find a DNA sequence in a particular sample, you had to go searching for that specific sequence—you had to fish it out with a hook designed especially to catch it.

Twist Bioscience specializes in synthetic biology and DNA applications, focusing on synthetic DNA, DNA products, and Next-Generation Sequencing tools. The company's revenue-generating segments, ...