How to Use DNA in a Sentence

DNA

noun

• The rareness and the discretion are an important part of the DNA of Cristaseya.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2023
• These stem cells are edited with exa-cel in the lab to delete the snippet of DNA that causes the cells to warp.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• But there was also a lot of reality in the DNA, which was set in the first shows.
  — Monica Kim, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
• Some of us, the lucky ones, live and die without ever knowing about the poison in our DNA.
  — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Jan. 2024
• The new species was identified by its eyelids, scale pattern and DNA, the study said.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
• The test works by looking for cancer signals from DNA shed by tumors in the blood stream.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 23 May 2024
• But the odds of all of them succeeding on their playing field of choice is high given their DNA.
  — USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• Due to heavy rain that fell earlier, police were unable to process the car for DNA.
  — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• But, for about seventy per cent of the victims, the experts needed DNA.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• The researchers confirmed the shrimp was a new species using DNA collected from its leg, according to the study.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
• One hair on Waterman … comes back to his wife, or the DNA profiles are consistent.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Spinach also contains 45% of the daily need of folate, a B vitamin that helps form red blood cells and DNA.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 18 Aug. 2020
• And would your father be expected to contribute his DNA to this process?
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• The crime lab processed several items from the bag for fingerprints and DNA, Wilson said.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
• The affidavit for the warrant to obtain his DNA claimed it was found near the body, which was untrue, a lie that Radner says might have kept it from the trial.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
• So far, that effort has identified three men based on DNA extracted from the bones.
  — CBS News, 22 May 2024
• Ellison found members of the man’s family in Ohio and compared their DNA to the evidence.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• The thing that Elizabeth spent her 20s and 30s struggling with has been baked into his DNA, which takes away any real character arc.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
• But perhaps no piece from the assortment contains as much Ramos DNA as an alpaca and wool-blend zebra-print overcoat.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2023
• Gamma rays contain a lot of energy and can damage human tissues and DNA.
  — Amy Lien, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
• All of the schematics and photos that Albini was willingly putting out in the world, not caring whether anybody was gonna quote-unquote steal his sound — that was part of the DNA of our first few albums.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
• The family is waiting for more information from a DNA test that could prove that Cortés targeted his victims more than a decade ago.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
• Researchers were able to obtain DNA data from six of the nine skulls, enabling them to determine the skin, hair, and eye color of individuals.
  — Kristin Romey, National Geographic, 22 June 2020
• The bodies were in such bad condition that they are being identified through DNA, officials said.
  — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• The new species was identified by its scale pattern, coloring, other subtle physical features and DNA, the study said.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
• Derek’s parents died the year before, and in going through his mother’s things, Derek read her diary, learned of her brief affair with the billionaire, and confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
  — EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
• Fourteen thousand is a lot of people in itself, but the number didn't account for the users impacted by the attacker's data-scraping from DNA Relatives.
  — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2023
• Malecki's exhumation on Thursday may allow authorities to collect and test DNA to help solve her murder case.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2023
• Antidepressants and mood stabilizers can change how DNA is modified and which genes are expressed.
  — Karla Kaun, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
• Through those tactics, the hackers were able to see profile information of about 6.9 million DNA Relatives users, nearly half of the roughly 14 million people who have enrolled in the program.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024