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Turi King: Solving criminal cold cases and archaeological mysteries with DNA
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Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
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Frozen squirrel scat preserves ancient DNA from hundreds of species
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The best new popular science books of May 2026
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Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book
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The ancient Goths were an ethnically diverse group
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The surprising origins of Britain’s Bronze Age immigrants revealed
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The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade
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A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life
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Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the story of DNA
Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's structure, finds Michael Le Page
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James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA鈥檚 double helix, has died aged 97
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DNA cassette tape can store every song ever recorded
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We are unlocking how frozen microbes stay alive for 100,000 years
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How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men’s ill health
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