Newswise — BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- A technique originally devised to extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological specimens can be used to potentially identify badly burned human ...

A Cameroonian research team shows that a low-cost Chelex-based DNA extraction method outperforms a commercial kit and a CTAB ...

Matthew V. Emery, Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has used a technique to extract ancient DNA to help identify ...

Researchers in Thailand showed that simple Tris–EDTA buffer DNA extraction matches commercial kits when paired with RPA and ...

FFPE tissue samples allow scientists to glean useful information from the architecture of preserved cells and tissues, but formaldehyde preservation crosslinks proteins and nucleic acids and disrupts ...

Formalin-fixed paraffin embedding (FFPE) is employed in hospitals around the world to preserve and store clinical samples. However, extracting and purifying DNA from FFPE samples presents challenges, ...

When you think about scientific research, you probably envision a sterile room that houses gleaming beakers, rows of pipettes and centrifuges. But what if you could house a lab on a chip? Call it the ...

MIT Technology Review has released its annual list of breakthrough technologies. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Amy Nordrum, an editor who helped put the list together. The ground beneath your ...

When it comes to DNA extraction, most people tend to think of blood or tissue samples like hair, muscle, or bones. But what about plants? Though plants are probably not the first to come to mind when ...

For the first time, a group of researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick. The analysis provides a fascinating insight into the diversity of plant species ...