New, high-tech and hyper sensitive environmental DNA tests could prove to be a new and very useful tool in the battle to stop invasive pythons and other species from damaging Florida ecosystems.

If the experiment proves successful, an alert could go to a rapid response python elimination team or a nearby hunter.

Happy National DNA Day! April 25 marks the 60th anniversary of scientists’ discovery of the double helix. It’s also the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, which ...

1. DNA screening is not a crystal ball, but it identifies risk. DNA testing can’t tell us everything. It estimates risk well for certain types of diseases, mostly those caused by single gene ...