A new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...
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How Forensic Scientists Are Reconstructing Faces Using DNA Found At Crime Scenes

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...
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DNA Used to Solve Decades-Old Cold Case Murder of 11-Year-Old Julie Fuller

Fort Worth police say they've solved the decades-old cold case murder of an 11-year-old girl using DNA phenotyping. On June 27, 1983, Julie Fuller was reported missing after she'd gone to take out the ...
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Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a planning committee to conduct a two-day public workshop on law enforcement use of probabilistic genotyping, forensic DNA ...