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The DNA inside our cells holds the blueprint for how we look in the future, and it’s largely up to us whether aging occurs gradually or rapidly. Part of the reason this is so intriguing to me is that ...

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Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up, a new AI model could help ...

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The Frederick Police Department announced Friday that it was closing a nearly 40-year-old cold case after new DNA evidence matched a suspect. But the alleged killer won’t have his day in court since ...

The Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation now has a Rapid DNA machine in its Tahlequah office to help agencies in this part of the state get DNA profiles faster. It doesn’t replace the full lab testing, ...

Scientists found that DNA’s phosphate groups can direct chemical reactions to make the correct mirror-image form of drug molecules. This breakthrough simplifies chiral drug production, reducing waste ...

CLEVELAND—DNA isn’t just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools used to study DNA need to be just as sophisticated—able to read not ...