Fish DNA and 10,000 crystals rewrite Colorado River's Grand Canyon origin story

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated when and how the Colorado River first carved its way through the Grand ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions

SpudCell is exciting scientists because it appears to bring several features of life together in one system. The researchers describe it as capable of feeding, growth, genome replication, genetically ...
Science Daily

Scientists create “smart” DNA drug that targets cancer cells with extreme precision

Scientists have created a programmable drug system that can zero in on cancer cells with unprecedented accuracy. Built from synthetic DNA, it only activates when it detects a precise combination of ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Former Colorado analyst pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded ...