Dire wolf pups born 12,500 years after extinction, company says
Colossal Biosciences said it used ancient DNA from the extinct species to create three dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.
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Colossal Biosciences said it used ancient DNA from the extinct species to create three dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.
A woman has been identified nearly 60 years after her decomposed remains were found in California.
Marcedes Myran was one of the Indigenous women slain by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki, authorities say.
Gideon Castro was arrested in Utah on a fugitive warrant for suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara.
Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.
The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.
Dawn Momohara was found dead on March 21, 1977, on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School, according to the Honolulu Police Department.
Nearly 20 years ago a death row inmate wrote to "48 Hours" that he was framed for the murder of four people. Was evidence planted? New DNA tests could answer that question. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Airmen from other warplanes in the formation reported seeing "Heaven Can Wait" pitching up violently before banking left and plummeting into the ocean.
Gordon Cordeiro spent three decades in prison in a case involving the killing of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui in 1994.
Bryan Kohberger's lawyers argued law enforcement violated his constitutional rights when they used Investigative Genetic Genealogy to identify possible suspects.
Before Dawn Momohara was killed, she got a call from an unknown male and told her mother she was going to a shopping center. That was the last time her mom saw her, police said.
Albert "Ian" Schweitzer, who spent over two decades in prison for the killing of Dana Ireland, was released in 2023 based on new evidence.
Honolulu Police say modern forensic tests allowed them to identify and arrest a suspect in Dawn Momohara's 1977 murder.
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.
The true identity of Jack the Ripper, whose grisly murders terrorized east London in 1888, has been a mystery ever since.
Investigators estimated at least 25 people were buried at Harold Baumeister's estate, based on evidence that included 10,000 bones and bone fragments.
The initial investigation of Debra Lee Miller's murder became mired in allegations of potential police misconduct.
John Ramsey, JonBenét Ramsey's dad, says he thinks DNA technology will lead to an answer in his daughter's brutal murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty breaks down her latest reporting on the case.
Early Americans may have spent millennia sharing prehistoric savannas and wetlands with enormous beasts, research shows.
Police in the Canadian capital of Ottawa say they have arrested and charged a suspect in the deadly stabbing of Christopher Smith in 1996.
The remains were identified as Daniel Claeys, who was in his early 30s when his family said he was missing in 2019.
The New York City Police Department says it is investigating a fingerprint found on a cellphone located near the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting crime scene. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the latest reporting about the investigation and more details emerging about suspect Luigi Mangione.
Erik Sparre was arrested in the 1985 killings of Harold and Thelma Swain after the original suspect, Dennis Perry, was exonerated on DNA evidence, authorities said.
"It was an absolutely gruesome, horrific, frenzied homicide," police said after Perry Kouroumblis was arrested.