Stephanie Dutchen / Harvard Medical SchoolJan 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 )
JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated PressJan 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 )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigJul 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 )
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BOB SALSBERG / The Associated PressOct 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 )
MALCOLM RITTER, JIM HEINTZ and CHRISTOPHER CHESTER / The Associated PressOct 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 )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigApr 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 )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigJan 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 )
Marilynn MarchioneNov 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 )
By Jim Salter / Associated PressAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJul 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 )
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