Investigators in Prince William County, Virginia, used an advanced test to distinguish the DNA of identical twins and solve a decades-old rape case. In December 1987, a man burst into a gas station ...

SANTA ANA — A 51-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of kidnapping and raping a 6-year-old girl in Santa Ana in 2012. Francisco Javier Lopez was convicted of kidnapping to commit rape, four counts of ...

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson’s DNA was found on a towel wrapped around a rifle at the scene of the crime, FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday. Robinson, 22, was captured on ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths. These giants, overlooked by traditional sequencing, could explain how oral ...

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An ancient DNA analysis of the remains of several mastodons, including those which roamed along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, has revealed the Ice Age giants migrated vast ...

In context: Researchers have long explored DNA's unique properties as a medium for digital storage. So far, the experiments have fallen short of practical applications. However, new DNA-based ...

Retro cassette tapes may be making a comeback, with a DNA twist. While DNA has been used as an information storage medium before, researchers have now combined this with the convenience and look of a ...

Sept. 10 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed Doodle on Wednesday. This Back to School Doodle looks at deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA, "a ...

DNA collected from a 1994 sexual assault in California linked a 55-year-old man to four cold cases in Arizona, officials said. In the California case, the victim was able to escape after she was ...

Authorities in New Hampshire have identified the last unknown victim in a notorious cold case that has captivated investigators for nearly four decades. The victim, found dead in Bear Brook State Park ...

A jury is weighing the fate of Worcester man Joshua Hubert, who stands accused of rape despite no DNA evidence linking him to the crime — only that of the victim’s father. “You will hear that despite ...