Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using DNA to solve a crime is not a new concept — but using tree DNA certainly is. The United States Department of Agriculture's ...

ROLLA, Mo – Tree DNA has helped solve a 2019 cold case within Mark Twain National Forest, marking the first instance of tree DNA being used to resolve a case of illegal tree harvesting in MTNF. Timber ...

WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. (KY3) — Investigators turned to the DNA from a tree to solve a theft of black walnut trees in the Mark Twain National Forest. In October 2019, law enforcement began investigating ...

Seeking to stop a rapist, veteran DNA detective CeCe Moore found herself fighting a battle among the trees—family trees, that is. And as a result of her meticulous mystery-solving acumen, Utah can ...

Deep in the night on August 4, 2018, a trio of timber cutters bushwhacked into a steep valley thick with brush, wearing headlamps and carrying a chainsaw, gas can, and a slew of felling tools. Their ...