No DNA match in Nancy Guthrie case
Digest more
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.
7hon MSN
Expands the genetic alphabet: Artificial DNA base pair uses halogen bonds to form stable structures
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,
"How is this guy a Pit Bull????” the dog owner said in a viral Threads post.
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.