National The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population. Hansi Lo Wang
Science 1,000-Year-Old Remains May Be Of A Highly Respected Nonbinary Warrior, Study Finds Researchers using DNA analysis say a body buried in feminine clothing and with a sword was neither strictly male or female. The grave shows the high status of some nonbinary people in their community. Xcaret Nuñez
Science 'Ghost' DNA In West Africans Complicates Story Of Human Origins Modern genomes from Nigeria and Sierra Leone show signals that scientists call "ghost" DNA — from an unknown human ancestor. That means that prehistoric humans likely procreated with an unknown group. Merrit Kennedy
Health Timetable For A Vaccine Against The New Coronavirus? Maybe This Fall Recent advances in biotech make scientists optimistic that they might have a vaccine that has passed basic tests of human safety and efficacy ready to go to clinics as soon as this fall. Joe Palca
Arts & Life My mom found a sperm donor. 16 years later, he accidentally found us All my life, the only thing I knew about my biological father was his number: sperm donor 893. Recently, we found each other through a genetic testing site, making me wonder if a stranger could become family. Morgen White
Science As Made-To-Order DNA Gets Cheaper, Keeping It Out Of The Wrong Hands Gets Harder Labs are churning out more and more synthetic DNA for scientists who want to use it to reprogram cells. Some say the technology has outpaced government safety guidelines put in place a decade ago. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science Accumulated Mutations Create A Cellular Mosaic In Our Bodies It turns out you aren't simply a clone of cells from the womb. Over a lifetime, mutations create a patchwork of tissues made with pieces that have subtly different genetic signatures. Richard Harris
Crime Seattle Police solve 52-year-old murder case using genetic genealogy Paige Browning talks with Seattle homicide detective Rolf Norton about the murder of Susan Galvin, and how her decades-old case was finally solved. Paige Browning Andy Hurst
