#Dna

Scientists have solved the mystery of the Seychelles’ vanished crocodiles using DNA from historic museum specimens. The reptiles were not a unique species after all, but an isolated population of saltwater crocodiles that likely drifted thousands of…

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers revealed the new evidence they’ll introduce at retrial to argue the disgraced legal scion’s innocence in his wife and son’s murders.

Investigators may be sitting on key evidence that could finally crack Nancy Guthrie’s baffling abduction case, embattled Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed Tuesday.

Taylor is accused of killing Porter, Texas, 16-year-old Deanna Ogg, who was found dead on the side of the road on Sept. 27, 1986.

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British sisters Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne, 49, are twins with different fathers, a rare phenomenon called heteropaternal superfecundation, which has never been documented in British history and…

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When the climate cooled, the population of Neanderthals shrank. Most that lived between 60,000 and 40,000 years ago were descended from the same lineage and had very similar DNA

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants that evolution has selected for or against in recent history

Using precision fermentation, the microorganisms produce the desired ingredients, which are then purified and used to make dairy products.

Researchers have found hundreds of metabolic enzymes attached to human DNA inside the cell nucleus. Different tissues and cancers show unique patterns of these enzymes, forming a “nuclear metabolic fingerprint.” Some of the enzymes gather around damaged…

A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia

Researchers have made DNA storage rewritable, overcoming one of its biggest limitations. The breakthrough could turn DNA into a practical alternative to today’s energy-hungry data centers.