Science

A Turning Point in Our Ability To Control Aging?

Stephanie Dutchen / Harvard Medical School Jan 19, 2023 A study 13 years in the making demonstrates that degradation in the way DNA is organized and regulated can drive aging in an organism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Writer Who Accuses Trump of Raping Her Seeks His DNA

JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated Press Jan 30, 2020 Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll say the president's sample would be compared to "unidentified male DNA" on a dress she wore in 1990s encounter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kamala Harris Is No Progressive Prosecutor

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jul 9, 2019 Between her stints as San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General, the senator has made a career of serving injustice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage

BOB SALSBERG / The Associated Press Oct 15, 2018 The Massachusetts senator rebuts Donald Trump's smears against her, fueling speculation she plans to run for president in 2020. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chemistry Nobel Given for Using Evolution to Create New Proteins

MALCOLM RITTER, JIM HEINTZ and CHRISTOPHER CHESTER / The Associated Press Oct 3, 2018 The work of the three winners is said to have led to the development of medications, biofuels and a reduced environmental impact from some industrial processes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Apr 3, 2018 The Trump administration should veto the chemical giants' pending merger to protect not just competitors but human and environmental health. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Black History Month From Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Jan 31, 2018 The horrible things I suffered in 2004—when California attempted to murder me in its death chamber—should not surprise anyone. Lynchings and executions are a fact of African-American life. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

U.S. Scientists Attempt First Gene Editing in the Body

Marilynn Marchione Nov 15, 2017 The experiment was made on a 44-year-old man in an effort to permanently change his DNA to cure a debilitating disease called Hunter syndrome. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Missouri Governor Stays Execution With Only Hours to Spare

By Jim Salter / Associated Press Aug 22, 2017 Gov. Greitens issued a stay of execution after Williams' attorneys cited DNA evidence found on the murder weapon belonging to an unknown person. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scientists Successfully ‘Edit’ Human DNA for the First Time

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2017 A team of U.S. and South Korean scientists correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Can All of the World’s Data Really Be Locked Safely Inside DNA?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2015 Researchers believe all the digital information in the world could be kept in the "amount of liquid in a case of wine"; smartphones have turned humans into "deadwalkers"; meanwhile, Paul Ryan unintentionally highlighted the need for raising the minimum wage in his first speech as speaker of the House. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Do We Choose Friends With Similar DNA?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2014 A new study, which the researchers themselves are calling "unusual," posits that friends share more genetic markers than do strangers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )