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The US federal agency responsible for monitoring diseases has temporarily halted certain diagnostic testing, including those for rabies, human herpesvirus and several other infectious illnesses.The Centers…

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A charity has filed a legal challenge over a “chilling” change in the law that restricts protest outside animal testing facilities in England and Wales by…

March 14, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIdentical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis…

For four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. The scene, not unlike a toxic red tide,…

Credit: Denis Charlet/AFP via GettyAn identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit?This…

You have full access to this article via your institution. The US army regularly performs simulations for dealing with various weapons of mass destruction. This exercise…

February 19, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmChina is reportedly testing a new airborne wind turbineThis gravity-defying machine appears to work much like a…

Tests on wastewater in an upscale Massachusetts ocean resort town have revealed unexpectedly high levels of cocaine – up to three times the national average.Officials in…

Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in England, who say demand…