genetic fingerprinting
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Most states need to send cyclospora specimens to the CDC for genetic fingerprinting because their own public-health laboratories can’t do it, Williams said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A 23-meter-long sailboat set off last week from Argentina for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea with eight scientists, lots of cloacal swabs, and a genetic fingerprinting machine aboard.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2024
The cases were linked through genetic fingerprinting, which indicates they likely have a common source of infection.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Thanks to advances in chemical and genetic fingerprinting, it is now possible to determine where a tree grew — sometimes down to a particular patch of forest.
From Nature ● Apr. 2, 2019
Ultimately, detailed genetic fingerprinting pinpointed their sources as the dwarf tapeworm, whose scientific name is Hymenolepis nana.
From US News ● Nov. 4, 2015
