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 ...

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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 ...

ROLLA, Mo. — The use of tree DNA has led to the indictment of a southern Missouri man for illegally harvesting walnut trees in the Mark Twain National Forest. According to a press release from the U.S ...

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 ...

Australians looking to learn more about their heritage through commercial ancestry websites could be helping police solve ...