WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” through DNA collection.

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Researchers have revealed that so-called ‘junk DNA’ contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. When people picture DNA, they often imagine a set of genes ...

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MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The jury seated in the trial of Hadi Matar heard additional testimony about forensic and DNA analysis that was done in the months following the attack of author Salman Rushdie in ...