Every great investigator tells a story about the one that got away.
For Kimberly Kobojek, director of the forensic science program at Arizona State University’s West campus, formerly of the Phoenix Police Crime Lab, that white whale was a reddish brown stain.
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Forensic Science Education at ASU: a Peek Behind the Police Tape
With summer fast approaching, many turn their thoughts to swimsuit bods and summer tans. Now, a new genetic study might help explain why some of us burn while others tan.
The answer could help predict who gets skin cancer, because severe sunburns, particularly in childhood, strongly intensify skin cancer risk.
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Genetic Study Shows Why Some Tan, Some Burn — And What That Means For Skin Cancer
A team of researchers has applied a powerful genetic tool to the fight against the spotted wing fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii).
The destructive, invasive pest deposits its eggs inside of ripening fruit.
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Researchers Turn To Gene Drive To Fight Destructive, Invasive Fruit Fly
Scientists from the U.S. and Panama have found that some frog species can recover from chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease partly responsible for amphibian die-offs around the world.
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For Fungus-Infected Frogs, It’s Change or Die
They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what if life hands you sour oranges and citrons?
Simple: You make lemons.
So says a new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists that seeks to clear up citrus’ tangled backstory.
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Study Traces Citrus Family Tree To Foot Of The Himalayas
