The kinds of DNA-collecting techniques that fuel crime fiction and courtroom TV dramas could soon come with criminal penalties in California when collected without consent by everyday people. A new ...

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An investigation initially punctuated by ransom notes and public pleas from family members for Nancy Guthrie’s release has since transitioned to investigators seeking results from DNA evidence ...

Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking, planned to develop an improved “super-race” of humans using genetic engineering and artificial intelligence,.In a major probe, The ...

Four decades after a Bay Area girl’s brutal killing, DNA evidence from a cigarette helped secure the conviction of her murderer last week. James Oliver Unick, a 66-year-old resident of Willows, was ...

A new vaccine design uses folded DNA to steer the immune system toward producing the rare immune cells needed to make protective antibodies against HIV. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Researchers at the Whitehead Institute have found an easier way to create genetic variety in crops. Many food crops suffer from limited genetic variety after centuries of selective farming. This makes ...

Guthrie has been missing 10 days. Nancy Guthrie, 84, missing from Tucson home since January 31; abduction suspected. Authorities collected DNA from household workers and released surveillance showing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Investigators remain on the hunt for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, who disappeared from her home in ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Investigators looking to track down Nancy Guthrie’s suspected kidnappers are turning to a relatively new technology that has been attributed to solving some of the most prolific ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing the gravest crisis of his 19-month tenure as fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal rocks his government. Despite mounting calls to resign, Starmer has vowed ...

A recovered glove matching the type worn by the subject seen in surveillance video outside Nancy Guthrie’s home the morning she was taken has the DNA profile of an unknown male, the FBI said Sunday. A ...