Jack the Ripper, the serial killer who committed numerous murders in London, England more than 130 years ago, is now identified as a Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminski. Researchers revealed the ...

2002; Schubert, 2003): A person's mitochondrial DNA sequence is shared with all of his or her maternal relatives, allowing a genetic match even with few surviving relatives. Mitochondrial DNA ...

One approach analyzes nuclear DNA and is useful in identifying ... the identification of someone who died long ago by matching that person's mtDNA to any ancestor or descendant on that line.

Typically, humans inherit mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA from their mothers only. But using sequencing data from the mitochondrial genomes of members from three unrelated families, researchers ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2025 Public Welfare Medal to Mary-Claire King for her ...