A discarded coffee cup may have just helped crack this decades-old murder case David Sinopoli was charged Sunday in the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler. Investigators chased down leads for decades, but it wasn't until advanced DNA analysis was done that he became a suspect.
KUOW Newsroom How DNA samples and genetic sleuths are solving WA cold cases Modern day DNA sleuthing has solved two Washington rape cases from nearly two decades ago. Both cases had gone cold until local authorities received grants from the Attorney General’s office. That money allowed them to hire forensic genealogists to develop a list of potential suspects.
KUOW Newsroom Newly obtained DNA from WA sex offenders may help solve cold cases ‘I have a team of six or seven people who spend all their days going through multiple databases to identify who these folks are.’
Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student New technology and the help of a volunteer college student help solve what is believed to be the fourth-oldest cold case in the U.S. using genetic genealogy.
Scientists vacuum zoo animals' DNA out of the air Researchers who detected environmental DNA, or eDNA, in two zoos say the technique could one day be used to look for endangered species in remote locations in the wild.
The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.
1,000-Year-Old Remains May Be Of A Highly Respected Nonbinary Warrior, Study Finds Researchers using DNA analysis say a body buried in feminine clothing and with a sword was neither strictly male or female. The grave shows the high status of some nonbinary people in their community.
'Ghost' DNA In West Africans Complicates Story Of Human Origins Modern genomes from Nigeria and Sierra Leone show signals that scientists call "ghost" DNA — from an unknown human ancestor. That means that prehistoric humans likely procreated with an unknown group.
Timetable For A Vaccine Against The New Coronavirus? Maybe This Fall Recent advances in biotech make scientists optimistic that they might have a vaccine that has passed basic tests of human safety and efficacy ready to go to clinics as soon as this fall.
RadioActive My mom found a sperm donor. 16 years later, he accidentally found us All my life, the only thing I knew about my biological father was his number: sperm donor 893. Recently, we found each other through a genetic testing site, making me wonder if a stranger could become family.
