Inside Vietnam's DNA testing center identifying fallen soldiers
In-Depth 12:59 15/07/2026Inside a laboratory, bone fragments are cleaned, ground into powder, DNA is extracted and sequenced, and the results are compared with genetic profiles of fallen soldiers' relatives. It is a painstaking process to restore the identities of Vietnamese soldiers who died in wartime after decades without names.
Crime lab worker accused of 130 improper DNA analyses
World 22:37 10/09/2025SAGA -- A worker at the crime laboratory of the Saga prefectural police in southwestern Japan is believed to have conducted 130 improper DNA analyses, it has been learned.
Austria trials DNA testing to uncover honey fraud
World 14:55 27/04/2025At a laboratory in Austria's mountainous Tyrol province, scientists are DNA testing about 100 honey samples a month to learn about their composition -- and in some cases to determine whether they have been adulterated.
Britain begins world's largest trial of blood test for 50 types of cancer
World 13:38 13/09/2021Britain's state-run National Health Service will on Monday begin the world's biggest trial of Grail Inc's flagship Galleri blood test that can be used to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear