It is every pet owner’s worst nightmare: their beloved furry friend going missing. In 2025, a dog named Ziggy made a break for it and bolted during a road trip with his human, a California woman named Surely.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office says it is actively pursuing hundreds of leads in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, as critical pieces of evidence from inside her home undergo DNA testing in Phoenix.

DNA from 8-year-old Sophia Caneiro was found on a pair of bloody jeans from her uncle's basement. Paul Caneiro is on trial for the 2018 murders of his brother, sister-in-law, and their two children. The victims were discovered at their Colts Neck mansion,

For nearly fourteen years, a set of bones found under a busy Chicago overpass sat in a file labeled only with a case number. Now, thanks to a DNA breakthrough and a relative who stepped forward, investigators finally know the man's name and his family finally knows what happened to him.

While prosecutors presented DNA linking Paul Caneiro to the crime scenes, the defense attorney challenged the reliability of samples and the testing process.

The 2024 murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley by a Venezuelan man, who crossed the border illegally, turbocharged debate around immigration in a tense election year

Social media users were delighted by the DNA results, with one commenting that the pup is "100% Cutie Pie."

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Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal metabolic processes or external stressors such as radiation or chemical substances.