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Murder of an insurance company CEO in Manhattan: DNA recovered from shooter’s water bottle

For a third day, the manhunt by New York City police officers continues for the perpetrator of the murder of the CEO of major insurance company UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson.

Although so far the perpetrator has not been identified, the city’s mayor Eric Adams said the investigation is “on the right track.”

Nobel Prizes: This year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine for the discovery of microRNA

 

Scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine at noon Monday.

According to a statement from the committee that awarded the Nobel, the prize is given for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation.

Ancient viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric disorders

New research led by King’s College London has found that thousands of DNA sequences originating from ancient viral infections are expressed in the brain, with some contributing to susceptibility for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Legacy of Ancient Viruses

Court arrests mother, brother in murder case of girl in Türkiye’s southeast

In a new development regarding the murder of Narin Güran, a court in Diyarbakır has arrested eight individuals, including the mother, brother and uncle of the 8-year-old girl.

The murder of Güran, whose body was found on Sept. 8 after weeks of search efforts, has sparked public outrage, as suspicion centers around her family members.

Eighty people released from among 400 detained after sports violence

Police have released some 80 people, including minors, from among the 424 people detained following violent incidents after a volleyball match on Thursday in which a police officer was seriously wounded.

The 80 were released after they provided fingerprints, DNA samples and other evidence.

Turkish scientist made living robots from human DNA

Following her completion of a double master's degree in architecture and synthetic biology in the U.S. after graduating from the Faculty of Architecture, Gizem Gümüşkaya innovatively merged her dual expertise, creating a living robot from human DNA dedicated to repairing damaged tissues in the field of medicine.

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