A novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising ...

She had brown eyes and black hair. She was almost 5 feet, 7 inches tall and chewed tobacco. She was in her 20s, carried heavy loads with her left arm and had given birth. We don't know her name, but ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instrumental in solving cold cases, exonerating the wrongfully accused and bringing ...

The boy’s mother agreed to take a plea deal, pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors dropping a murder charge.

The visible effects of ageing on our body are in part linked to invisible changes in gene activity. The epigenetic process of DNA methylation — the addition or removal of tags called methyl groups — ...

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