It took nearly 50 years to work out the identity of a caribou-like fossil first discovered by construction workers.
Category: DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Man Who Vanished Is Identified 52 Years Later, Bringing ‘Rest’ to His Sisters
Eric Singer left his Ohio home on his bicycle, never to be seen again. With the help of advances in DNA research, he was finally found.
For Families of Air India Crash Victims, Report Brings No Closure
A preliminary assessment in last month’s disaster focusing on fuel being cut to both engines only deepened the mystery for people grieving loved ones.
How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing
Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains.
Vietnam Aches for Its M.I.A.’s. Will America Stop Funding Science to Identify Them?
New breakthroughs in DNA analysis offer a chance to identify more of the lost from wars and disasters stretching back decades — if the U.S. helps.
DNA Discovery Gives Mysterious Ancient Humans a Face
Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque.
Grieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified
Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursday’s crash, which killed at least 269 people.
Peter Sullivan’s Murder Conviction Is Quashed After 38 Years in Jail
Peter Sullivan was found guilty of a brutal killing in 1987. But an appeals court overturned his conviction on Tuesday and ordered his immediate release.
