DNA

A hand pours liquid into a tube in a medical lab
Health & Medicine
Environmental DNA: How a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
African American soldiers lined up in ranks during World War II
Science & Technology
New technology could identify thousands of unknown soldiers who died in World War II
a close up of a man with a beard swabbing his mouth.
Science
Home DNA tests reveal more than we bargained for
A woman's hands hold a medical tube next to a small box.
Science
Gene therapy is a game changer for medicine — but comes with a hefty price tag
U.S. and Allies Strike Syria, But What’s Next?
Full Episode
Arts, Culture & Media
Our Computers, Our Viruses, Our Selves
Ashes to Ashes? Trump Administration Rethinks Nuclear Strategy
Full Episode
DNA testing in The Hague
Justice
Cutting-edge DNA labs help identify people missing in conflicts and disasters
A modern human skull (left) and a Neanderthal skull (right) at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Science
Neanderthals went extinct, but many of us still carry around fragments of their DNA
DNA
Health
Modern-day tribes still carry traces of colonial devastation in their DNA
White Rhino
Technology
Anti-poaching efforts may get a boost from a DNA database for rhino horn
Policing DNA, Digital Government, “Super Gang” Trial
Full Episode
CRISPR is different from other gene editing techniques. It emerged from basic research into how bacteria fight off infections. Scientists realized they could use CRISPR to identify and cut apart specific DNA sequences in any cell.
Science
A promising gene editing method causes ethical controversy
‘Battleship Row’ after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The capsized USS Oklahoma is visible in the foreground, behind her is USS Maryland, while USS West Virginia burns furiously on the right.
Science
Some of Pearl Harbor’s unknown victims will get a second chance at identification
Aurora Zucco de Bellocchio, a member of human rights organization Madres de Plaza de Mayo (Mothers of Plaza de Mayo), sits behind a pram with a picture of her daughter Irene Bellocchio and her partner Rolando Pisoni, who both disappeared in 1977, during t
Science
How an American scientist helps grandmothers in Argentina find their ‘stolen’ grandchildren
Forty-year-old Roma woman by the name Selini Sali or Eleftheria Dimolpoulou, 39-year-old Roma man by the name Christos Salis (R) and a girl found living with them in central Greece, are seen in a handout photo distributed by the Greek police.
Conflict & Justice
An old tale of snatching children is haunting the Roma people in Europe
Health & Medicine
Want to live a long, healthy life? How old is your grandfather?
Environment
Novel computer game lets players help scientists research humane genome
Britain to erase DNA data
Supreme Court Allows Police to Collect DNA Samples After Arrests
Rosalind Franklin and Other Unsung Female Heroes of Science
Linking Violence and Biology Through DNA
Health & Medicine
Life Expectancy: The Grandfather Effect
Lifestyle & Belief
Gamers & Genomics: Crowdsourcing DNA Research
Ready to Test Your DNA: How To Choose A Genetic Testing Company
Genetic Genealogy: A Powerful Tool for the Family Historian
A Leafy Green Sea Slug
To Catch a Tree Poacher
Genes For Sale
Global Politics
Settlement with Havasupai tribe means $700,000 for unauthorized use of DNA
Conflict & Justice
DNA Swapping May Cloud Evidence
Environment
Personalized medicine may help drugs work better
Global Politics
Science and the next president
Environment
DNA testing: the California spit wars
Environment
Rick Weiss