Old newspaper ads are serving as a window into the hopes and histories of hundreds of individuals who were newly emancipated.
Tag: DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
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‘What a Horrible Place This Would Have Been’
Archaeologists found the remains of 14 soldiers who died in a pivotal Revolutionary War battle — a fresh reminder of the violence of war.
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DNA on Discarded Coffee Cup Leads to Arrest in a 1975 Homicide
Lindy Sue Biechler was stabbed 19 times more than four decades ago. The authorities in Pennsylvania said a coffee cup that David Sinopoli, 68, discarded this year provided investigators with crucial evidence.
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CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
The gene-editing technology has led to innovations in medicine, evolution and agriculture — and raised profound ethical questions about altering human DNA.
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DNA Can Identify Unknown Soldiers. It Also Reveals Old Mistakes.
With modern tools, the U.S. military is learning that some unidentified remains from 20th century battles are those of service members it thought were found and sent home long ago.