DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning organism also requires precise instructions about when, where, and how much those components should be produced.

Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match to a DNA database would have been a dead end.

Authorities said they're looking into genetic genealogy in the massive investigation into Nancy Guthrie's mysterious abduction.

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different chemical force than natural genetic material. While the common natural DNA building blocks are held together by hydrogen bonds,

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Investigators continued following leads after DNA evidence from gloves believed to have been worn by Nancy Guthrie's abductor didn't yield results.

You follow the thread of a case that sat cold for nearly three decades and feel the moment the silence breaks. Investigators used updated DNA methods and persistent detective work to connect evidence from 1994 to a living suspect,

After 44 years, a jury found James Oliver Unick guilty in the 1982 cold case murder of 13-year-old Sarah Geer, thanks to DNA technology.