New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

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Genome-wide data extracted from human remains placed inside cliffside coffins across southern China now directly connect the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 50 years after the remains of an unidentified teenage girl were found in Clinton County, the DNA Doe Project was able to ...

For years, she was known only as a Jane Doe. Traditional investigations led nowhere, and her identity seemed lost forever. Then the DNA Doe Project took on one of its most challenging cases, using ...

Manchester United did not explicitly say it, but Michael Carrick signing a contract to the end of the 2027–28 season means he is the manager the club has entrusted to bring ‘Project 150’ to life. It ...

Scientists in Australia are using cutting-edge DNA techniques to help save one of the world’s rarest marsupials — the critically endangered Gilbert’s potoroo, with fewer than 150 left in the wild. By ...