DNA technology identifies suspect in 45-year-old Columbus killings

Advances in DNA and genetic genealogy helped police identify a suspect in the 1980 killings of Lynn Vest and her young son, ...

5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas before Columbus

Analysis of a shin bone found in a rock cave in Colombia suggests the sexually transmitted disease is much older than ...

DNA evidence helps Flagler County detectives solve two-year-old vehicle burglary

Deputies say a 20-year-old Palm Coast resident was arrested for armed burglary after DNA linked him to a 2024 vehicle ...

Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years

The discovery, led by evolutionary genomics researcher Davide Bozzi, pushes back the evidence for treponemal diseases, as ...
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Decatur judge hears arguments in favor of DNA submission in Slover murder case

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Michael Slover Jr. was in court for the first time in years on Thursday, not as a defendant, but to ...

DNA's hidden 'traffic controller' protein may hold clues to cancer prevention

A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as ...

With the lightest touch, scientists search da Vinci's art for DNA

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...
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5,500-Year-Old DNA From Colombia Rewrites History of Syphilis

Scientists recover DNA from a 5,500-year-old burial in Colombia, revealing ancient syphilis-related bacteria and reshaping disease history.
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An Entire Book Was Written in DNA—and You Can Buy It for $60

As the rate of humanity’s data creation increases exponentially with the rise of AI, scientists have been interested in DNA as a way to store digital information. After all, DNA is nature’s way of ...