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Using Million Year-Old Dinosaur DNA To Build A T-Rex Leather Bag

By: Aupsara Banik, Journalist

Dinosaur collagen defies time: MIT unlocks 200 million-year-old survival secret. Studies find intricate molecular mechanisms allowing proteins to survive for millions of years.

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DNA Shedding Test Could Help Detectives Arrest Criminals Faster

By: Nikki Birjandi, Journalist

In 2025, new technologies and analytical methods may enhance the ability to detect and analyze traces of DNA shed by criminals during the commission of a crime. For instance, the shedding of skin cells through sweat or a person's breath could contaminate surfaces such as doorknobs, counter tops, or even the clothes of victims.

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Scientists Learn How To Lock Genes

By: Andres Martinez Aparicio, Journalist

CRISPR technology has taken yet another step, and it may soon be crucial in modern life. This is an overview on what it is and how it works.

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How Biology Was Changed Forever

By: Andres Martinez Aparicio, Journalist

In late 1990 the Human Genome Project began with the goal of mapping the entire human genome(or the DNA inside most cells). The project caused huge advancements in the field of Biology and changed it forever.

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DNA shows a new look at how Polynesia was formed.

By: William Bohoney, Journalist

Who are the Polynesians? Polynesian travelers settled the islands in a large area of the Pacific Ocean for about 500 years, leaving a genetic imprint of the travelers' routes, researchers say. DNA...

DNA Fingerprinting

By: Mathias Brook, Journalist

DNA fingerprinting, moreover known as DNA profiling or hereditary fingerprinting, may be a procedure that permits researchers to distinguish and compare hereditary fabric from distinctive people.

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Women In STEM: Part 1: Science

By: Ida Selander, Journalist

Watson and Crick are two names almost synonymous with the famous "double helix" structure of DNA. Here is the real story of how it was discovered.

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