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Bridging science and religion, forensic researchers spent nearly a decade identifying the remains of a Croatian nun with DNA evidence.

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A Geneticist's Journey From a Lupus Victory to a Murder Case Verdict

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Science Experiments from the Afterlife

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Solving Forensic Puzzles

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Fly Colonies Help Calculate Time of Death of Car Trunk Cadavers

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Technique Improves Use of Hair for Drug Tests

UK Judges Receive Primers on Forensic Science

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Rhino Forensics Used to Track Down Poachers and Traffickers

Two Genetic Forensics Techniques Draw Fire

DNA Analysis Throws New Light on the 1845 Franklin Arctic Expedition

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Forensics Left in Lurch by Sessions

Amsterdam to Open Forensic Cemetery

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Genetic Test Solves Royal Mystery

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Genes Expressed After Death

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Sex Determination: It’s in the Genes—Sometimes

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Peto’s Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Strange Squeaks: A Uniquely Human Gene Alters Mouse “Songs”

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Understanding Disease Through Biomarkers

Understanding Disease Through Biomarkers

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How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop

In mammals, intracellular clocks begin to tick within days of fertilization.

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Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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Navigating Cold Storage Solutions

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The Immunology of the Brain

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