Inside story of how police matched the Umina Beach jawbone using FIGG technology
The jawbone appeared in June 2020, half-buried in the sand at Umina beach on the NSW Central Coast. On a cold blustery day, a ...
Their DNA Still Lives in Us, But Who Were the Denisovans?
It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Thanks to advances in DNA ...
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Fungus found in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution in the gut
A fungus discovered in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution within the gastrointestinal tract, according to ...
‘Dwarf’-like creature — kept in terrarium for 5 years — turns out to be new species
In a rainforest of Cameroon, a “dwarf”-like creature perched on a tree. Its coloring helped it blend in with the bark — but not well enough. Passing scientists noticed the brown-eyed creature, ...
19-Year-Old Nancy Anderson Was Murdered in Her Honolulu Apartment in 1972. A DNA Sleuth Recently Cracked the Case
Nancy Anderson's mysterious murder is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates,' at 9/8c on ...
Honolulu hopes to unravel mysteries of long-unclaimed bodies using advanced DNA testing
Forensic pathologists hope advanced DNA testing technology will enable them to attach names to all the unidentified people at ...
'Dark Genes' Hiding Unseen in Human DNA Have Just Been Revealed
Our records of the human genome may still be missing tens of thousands of 'dark' genes. These hard-to-detect sequences of ...
Scientists discover new details of gene regulation that control cell identity
Genes make up the blueprints and outline the process of building every living organism. To ensure that the right genes are ...
Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?
The discovery of a finger bone in a cave in Siberia some 15 years ago kicked off a race to unravel the mysteries of an ...
Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey? Her Father Thinks He Knows ‘Exactly’ Who Murdered Her
JonBenét Ramsey’s father, John Ramsey, has come to grips with some people believing he murdered his daughter when she was ...
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Unmasking the secrets of bacterial DNA supercoiling
Researchers from Durham University, Jagiellonian University (Poland) and the John Innes Centre have achieved a breakthrough in understanding DNA gyrase, a vital bacterial enzyme and key antibiotic ...