One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. The discovery revolutionized ...

Quantitation of intratumoral thymidylate synthase expression predicts for disseminated colorectal cancer response and resistance to protracted-infusion fluorouracil and weekly leucovorin. Sixty-three ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans this summer to begin testing a device that would make DNA analysis cheaper, faster and easier. The machines, priced at around $275,000 apiece, would cut ...

Characterization, or ''typing," of blood, semen, and other body fluids has been used for forensic purposes for more than 50 years. 1 It began with blood groups, such as those of the ABO system, and ...

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in developing applications involving nanotechnology. Nanotechnology involves techniques that employ measurements and materials at the submicron ...