DNA needs a little help to zip up its genes. In a first, scientists have visualized how pieces of DNA pair up. Computer simulations further reveal that charged metal ions help twin double helices ...

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DNA traces in the Shroud of Turin reveal a remarkable mixture of human lineages, microbes, plants, animals, and coral accumulated through centuries of handling and travel. The findings do not prove ...

California aims to bring closure to more missing persons cases by expanding its DNA identification program under recently signed legislation. Assembly Bill 2018, signed into law last month by Gov.

A new California law is expanding the state’s use of DNA technology in missing persons investigations, giving authorities another tool to identify unknown people and revisit unresolved cases. Gov.

On March 13, 2025, Hugo Moreno-Mendez arrived at the McLennan County Probation Department in Waco, Texas, expecting a routine probation check-in. Instead, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers ...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office has partnered with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to become part of its rapid DNA program. The sheriff's office says the program is the first of its kind ...

The investigation into the 2012 murder of Irasema Chavez, which resulted in an arrest this week, highlights the evolution of DNA investigations. It's one thing to have blood, semen or saliva and a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A combination of science and art: folding DNA like origami into a super tiny longhorn. Researchers at UT Austin are using the building blocks of life to construct the smallest ...

Computational chemists at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a comprehensive software suite to create accurate models of DNA in biomolecular ...

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers stumbled upon a bizarre genetic code in a microscopic pond organism.