Experts debate ethical use of genealogy tests by police
Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its value is clear for solving crime, the ethics debate over its use has a long way to …
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Ancient DNA hints at why MS affects Northern Europeans more
By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of …
Detectives learn name of Calif. woman found posed headless in field
Ada Beth Kaplan, 64, was found dead in this vineyard in Arvin, Calif., in March 2011. Google Street View A California woman found decapitated and posed in a vineyard in …
Police missteps let a serial killer roam free in Detroit
By Ed White, Del Quentin Wilber and Maddy Peek | Associated Press DETROIT — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their …
Lost for decades, a groundbreaking theme park reopens in Los Angeles
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags A painted carousel by Keith Haring at “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy.”Julie TremaineIt sounds like a fairy tale. Once upon a time, in the faraway …
Want to Store a Message in DNA? That’ll Be $1,000
DNA is nature’s original storage system. The molecule is made up of the chemical bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine—shortened to A, C, G, and T—which pair off to form …
New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing
The Institute for Justice, a libertarian nonprofit, and the parents behind the lawsuit claim there’s no reason for the state to keep samples that long. “The New Jersey Department of …
A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped
Today, an international team of researchers shared an extraordinarily detailed atlas of human brain cells, mapping its staggering diversity of neurons. The atlas was published as part of a massive …
DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare
That’s why Natalie Ram, a law professor at the University of Maryland, cautions that, although families of missing loved ones may be desperate to get answers, it matters which DNA …
How Kerry Washington Learned Her Dad Is Not Her Biological Father
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Kerry Washington says she didn’t fully understand herself until she learned a few years ago that her dad was not her biological father. …