Ethiopia's transforming wheat landscape: tracking variety use through DNA fingerprinting. [PDF]
Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in sub-Saharan Africa yet remains a net importer. Increasing domestic wheat production is a national priority. Improved varieties provide an important pathway to enhancing productivity and stability of production ...
Hodson DP+15 more
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DNA fingerprinting on trial [PDF]
In the rush to use the tremendous power of DNA fingerprinting as a forensic tool, the need for standards has been overlooked.
Peter Gill+3 more
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Social Fingerprinting: Detection of Spambot Groups Through DNA-Inspired Behavioral Modeling [PDF]
Spambot detection in online social networks is a long-lasting challenge involving the study and design of detection techniques capable of efficiently identifying ever-evolving spammers.
S. Cresci+5 more
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VARIETAL IDENTIFICATION IN HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS: RESULTS FROM THREE HOUSEHOLD-BASED METHODS AGAINST THE BENCHMARK OF DNA FINGERPRINTING IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. [PDF]
SUMMARY Accurate crop varietal identification is the backbone of any high-quality assessment of outcomes and impacts. Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties have important nutritional differences, and there is a strong interest to identify nutritionally
Kosmowski F+6 more
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A tribute to DNA fingerprinting. [PDF]
September 2012 marked the 28th anniversary of an experiment that translated into the forerunner of a technology that impacts society worldwide till today, as well as the official retirement of the remarkable scientist who is widely known for this milestone discovery.
Kayser M, Sajantila A, Budowle B.
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DNA fingerprinting of pearls to determine their origins. [PDF]
We report the first successful extraction of oyster DNA from a pearl and use it to identify the source oyster species for the three major pearl-producing oyster species Pinctada margaritifera, P. maxima and P. radiata. Both mitochondrial and nuclear gene
Meyer JB+5 more
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DNA fingerprinting in zoology: past, present, future. [PDF]
In 1962, Thomas Kuhn famously argued that the progress of scientific knowledge results from periodic ‘paradigm shifts’ during a period of crisis in which new ideas dramatically change the status quo.
Chambers GK+4 more
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DNA fingerprinting in botany: past, present, future. [PDF]
Almost three decades ago Alec Jeffreys published his seminal Nature papers on the use of minisatellite probes for DNA fingerprinting of humans (Jeffreys and colleagues Nature 1985, 314:67–73 and Nature 1985, 316:76–79).
Nybom H, Weising K, Rotter B.
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DNA fingerprinting in forensics: past, present, future. [PDF]
DNA fingerprinting, one of the great discoveries of the late 20th century, has revolutionized forensic investigations. This review briefly recapitulates 30 years of progress in forensic DNA analysis which helps to convict criminals, exonerate the wrongly
Roewer L.
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Nelder-Mead Simplex Channel Estimation for the RF-DNA Fingerprinting of OFDM Transmitters Under Rayleigh Fading Conditions [PDF]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a collection of Internet connected devices capable of interacting with the physical world and computer systems. It is estimated that IoT will consist of more than seventy five billion devices by the year 2025.
M. Fadul+3 more
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