Eastday-Police use DNA against human trafficking

Chinese police are speeding up the establishment of a national DNA database to help missing children find their parents as quickly as possible, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said on Tuesday.

Speeding Up Diagnosis of Infectious Disease

A startup is developing sequencing-based tests that could detect infections within 24 hours. Current methods of diagnosing an infectious disease can take days to weeks. Now a Cambridge, MA-based startup called Pathogenica is developing a way to do it within a day--by reading the DNA sequence of pathogens.

Genetic testing gets political, finally

Last week, the nascent genetic testing industry received a thrashing that was only partly deserved.

Illumina acquires Helixis for at least $70 million

Illumina, the San Diego-based maker of genetic analysis laboratory equipment, said Tuesday it has acquired Helixis of Carlsbad in a deal potentially worth $105 million.

Civilians take on police work in SFPD program

If you find your home or car broken into in San Francisco, sometimes police respond in minutes. Other times it takes hours. Fingerprints and DNA evidence are often not collected, Police Chief George Gascón said. To do so, a separate crime scene technician has... San Francisco - Police - San Francisco Police Department - DNA profiling - Law