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Environmental DNA

Environmental DNA reveals biodiversity through genetic traces in soil and water. The National Academies explore eDNA tools that improve monitoring and conservation.

Featured Publications

Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop

Proceedings

2024

Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

Proceedings

2024

The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence

Consensus Study Report

1996

Featured work

Formalizing Best Practices for Data Governance of Life Science Data in Central Asia

Educational/Outreach Activity

Recently Completed

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Fourteenth Round

Other

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Thirteenth Round

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Twelfth Round

Other

DNA Forensic Science: An Update

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Upcoming events

Units

Center for Health, People, and Places (CHPP)

Oversight Unit

Life Sciences and Biotechnology Program Area

Oversight Unit

Magnified body's raw materials, stem cells

Board on Life Sciences

Standing Committee

Climate Crossroads

Oversight Unit

Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

Standing Committee

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