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During what police say was a 20-year killing spree in Milwaukee, Walter Ellis left his DNA behind all along the way — everywhere but the one place where it might have saved a life. Complete Story...
Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.
Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago — even when they don't want to know their birth parents.
San Antonio police say nearly 150 victim rape kits will face DNA testing as the department pushes to solve years-old cases.
The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot program that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the United States.
Pamela Fowler will never forget the nightmare of being sexually assaulted by the brutal and elusive “Ether Man” — but she takes heart in knowing police may finally have him in custody after an 18-year crime spree in which he preyed on attractive, athletic college girls.
An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people, and perhaps aid in efforts for a new swine flu vaccine for pigs.
A leech found at a crime scene eight years ago led Australian police to a man who admitted robbing an elderly woman in 2001, officials said Tuesday.
A Texas man who spent more time in prison than any other inmate before being exonerated by DNA evidence was pardoned by Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to collect millions of dollars from the state.
A Texas man exonerated by DNA evidence who expects to receive nearly $4.1 million for his quarter-century in prison has sued his attorney.
Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident.
A Florida man was set to be released from prison this week after his defense says DNA evidence shows he was wrongly convicted of murder and rape 26 years ago.
Justine Faeth, 24, is a big fan of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” — and used knowledge from the show to help police arrest a career criminal. “I have family in law [enforcement], so I think it might be in my blood,” she said.
An experimental procedure that someday may enable women to avoid passing certain genetic diseases on to their children has gained an early success, with the birth of four healthy monkeys, scientists report.
Kenneth Ireland recently got a good look at himself in a real mirror for the first time in more than 20 years, and realized just how much he had aged in prison.
Argentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that people can't be forced to give blood for genetic tests to determine whether they were taken at birth from political detainees who were killed during the dictatorship era.
A man who spent 23 years in prison for a kidnapping and rape that DNA tests show he may not have committed was released on bond Friday to his joyful family.
On a March afternoon in 2005, three men who spent a combined 37 years behind bars for rapes DNA later showed they didn't commit climbed the steps to the Georgia Capitol. They were seeking some measure of justice — money to help them rebuild lives wrecked by years spent in prison.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it no longer has the staff or funds to continue analyzing its decades-long backlog of DNA evidence from thousands of rape and sexual assault cases.
The Supreme Court said Thursday that a convicted rapist has no constitutional right to test biological evidence used at his trial in Alaska years earlier, leaving it to the states to decide when prisoners get access to genetic evidence that might prove their innocence.
The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln's blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
Ever wonder how X-Men’s Wolverine came to be? has the answers and a whole lot of Hugh Jackman to boot. If you’ve seen that leaked, unfinished version on the Web, you know that Liev Schreiber co-stars as Sabretooth, while other mutants include Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), Bolt (Dominic Monaghan) and Gambit (Taylor Kitsch). If this film succeeds, get ready for a whole lot more X-Men origins stories. In fact, “X-Men Origins: Magneto” is already in the works. (Opens May 1)
John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have lumps on his lips and even why he had gastrointestinal problems.
More than a dozen men who spent a total of more than 200 years in prison for crimes they did not commit are asking Texas lawmakers to improve the state's criminal justice system.
The lawyer for a Boston man who believes he is Al Capone's grandson filed a motion Thursday for an attempt to get DNA samples so he can prove his familial tie to the famous Chicago gangster.
DNA in the dock When strict protocols are not followed catastrophic mistakes occur in the game of Justice...
Dave Lindorff: Climate Change Conspiracy Theorists are Today's Flat Earthers When I was back in eighth grade, my science teacher, Mr. Malone, a brittle old man with a shock of white hair and a stern classroom demeanor, but a sharp sense of humor, had made a banner that ran across the top of the blackboard.
10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2010. DNA Origami, Metabolomics, Osseointegration - Popular MechanicsFrom DNA origami to osseointegration, here are the big ideas that will make headlines next year. Get to know them now, before you touch a piezoelectric display or buy your first ultracapacitor. Check out our predictions from last year for 2009 here.
Bacteria Offer Insights Into Human Decision MakingScientists studying how bacteria under stress collectively weigh and initiate different survival strategies say they have gained new insights into how humans make strategic decisions that affect their health, wealth and the fate of others in society. More Articles
Freed man 'angry' at DNA mix-upA young Victorian man is free tonight after serving 16 months for a crime he always maintained he did not commit.
A poll released last week found that 59% of Americans believe that "global warming" data is rigged--meaning that most Americans--correctly--no longer believe in the honesty of scientists.
BBC News - Halabja gas attack survivor reunited with motherA man who as a baby survived a chemical attack on the Iraqi city of Halabja in 1988 has been reunited with his mother. Ali Pour was taken to Iran by Iranian soldiers who stormed the Kurdish city days after the gas attack by Saddam Hussein's forces.
11.16.2009 - Some of us may be born more empathetic, new study suggests"Not everyone is going to be a touchy-feely person," Rodrigues said. "We should reach out to people who aren't because research shows it's better for everyone to be socially connected."
Should there Be a Statue of Limitations on Rape?In 1983, Calvin Lee Scott was convicted of first degree rape and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Twenty years later, Scott walked free after DNA testing proved his innocence.
Eight rooms, nine lives: Wellcome Collection, London NW1"The question of who or what the Me is is not a simple one at all," Mark Twain once remarked as he contemplated his own individuality. And you can see his point. The factors that produce a person's identity are elusive, a vague mixture of nature, nurture and random events.
Perfume made from Michael Jackson's hair DNA launched"An American perfume manufacturing company has launched late pop legend Michael Jackson's perfume - made using DNA samples from his hair.
Government Stockpiling DNA Data?I don't know why the state and federal government is being so damned secretive about this. Watch the clip and tell me what you think.
What Is Evolution? Reviewing The Terms, 150th birthday of Origin of Species by DarwinDarwin's Origin of Species celebrates its 150th birthday on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, and during those 150 years Darwin's ideas have come to dominate scientific disciplines from biology to archeology to sociology and everything in between.
Gov advisers slate Home Office over innocents' DNA retention'The Human Genetics Commission has slammed the government over the rampant expansion of the UK's DNA database.
Police routinely arresting people to get DNA, inquiry claimsPolice officers are now routinely arresting people in order to add their DNA sample to the national police database, an inquiry will allege tomorrow.
Salivating Scoundrels: Police Identify Highway Thief from Hand-Kiss DNASome men will steal your heart, others will steal your wallet. But one man might soon learn that, if you plan on doing the latter, don't seal the deal with a kiss. If you think the days of the gentleman thief are over, you might be right.
DNA advances could implicate more in Leigh rape caseTwenty years after the brutal rape and murder of a Newcastle schoolgirl, there are claims more advanced DNA technology could have changed the outcome of the case.
Using relative's DNA cracks crime, but privacy questions raisedDenver, Colorado (CNN) -- Using DNA to catch criminals has become common, but Denver police this year demonstrated how the practice can be taken to a new level: They tracked down a suspect not through his DNA, but through that of his brother.
Biologists rally to sequence 'neglected' microbesThe GenBank sequence database, the central repository of all publicly available DNA sequences, counted its thousandth complete microbial genome this month. But a thousand genomes is only a small fraction of the diversity that exists in the microscopic world.
DNA matchmaking NEW YORK - LOOKING for love? Try leaning in for a... cheek swab. A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on the DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility.
Forensics helps bring closure to IraqisBaghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The drab but pain-filled room at Baghdad's morgue is a stark reminder of how much this country still suffers.
Evolution of a single gene linked to language : Nature NewsMutations in the FOXP2 gene could help explain why humans can speak but chimps can't.
Why can't chimps talk? It's more than just genes Why can humans talk and chimps cannot? Researchers said on Wednesday they have another clue and it lies not simply in the genetic code, but in how the genes function. Humans and chimpanzees share most of their DNA.
Monkey business: Baboon may have been mateOne of Africa's rarest monkeys likely interbred with baboons in its past, new genetic research suggests.
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