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Dna

Nancy Guthrie latest: Recovered glove is dead-end

  • Mar 5
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Coupling may have happened more with human females, Neanderthal males

  • Feb 27
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Cold case murder solved 44 years later using DNA from cigarette

  • Feb 23

Birth certificate led to break in Long Island cold case

  • Dec 5, 2025

Breakthrough made in cold case murder of woman on Long Island

  • Nov 10, 2025

James Watson, Nobel laureate, has died at age 97

  • Nov 7, 2025

Scientists still working to make 9/11 DNA matches 24 years later

  • Sep 11, 2025

DNA testing technique allowed in the Gilgo Beach murder trial

  • Sep 11, 2025

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Gilgo Beach: Lawyers for accused serial killer contest DNA evidence in court

  • Jan 29, 2025
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Lawyers for accused Gilgo Beach serial killer contest DNA evidence

  • Jan 29, 2025
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Lawyers for accused Gilgo Beach serial killer to contest DNA evidence

  • Jan 29, 2025
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NYC now processing DNA on firearms used to commit crimes faster than ever

  • Jun 26, 2023
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NYC attorney arrested in connection with 3 Boston rapes

  • Jun 1, 2023
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Lab grown meatball made with prehistoric DNA

  • Mar 29, 2023
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Holocaust survivors offered DNA tests to help find family

  • Dec 1, 2022
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Holocaust survivors offered DNA tests to help find family

  • Nov 30, 2022

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Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials

A state judge is weighing whether to allow the DNA evidence generated through Astrea Forensics' whole genome sequencing into the criminal trial of Rex Heuermann

  • Sep 2, 2025

Family discovers newly adopted dog is biological father of pet who passed away

"I screamed. I screamed at my job, in my conference room. I almost passed out!"

  • Jul 14, 2025

Long Island man discovers he was switched at birth after sister takes DNA test

Kevin McMahon's younger siblings were fair, had straight hair, blue eyes and freckles, but he had none of those traits.

  • Apr 9, 2025

23andMe's DNA data is going up for sale | Here's why companies might want it

It's unclear what's next for 23andMe, but experts say there's a big incentive for corporations and researchers alike to get their hands on the company's trove of genetic data.

  • Mar 31, 2025
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23andMe bankruptcy: How to delete your data, destroy your genetic samples

If you are one of the over 15 million people who have provided saliva samples to them, unless you take action, there is a risk your genetic information could wind up elsewhere - and potentially used in ways you never wanted.

  • Mar 25, 2025