Genetic analysis unlocks the past. We explore the DNA of historical figures like Thomas Jefferson, Chief Sitting Bull, King ...

Hair is a promising non-invasive matrix for PFAS biomonitoring, offering advantages for large-scale studies despite lower ...

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Ancient DNA from an Egyptian genome has been sequenced for the first time, revealing genetic links to the Fertile Crescent.

DNA testing linked a human skull found in 2004 to Alice Mae Sullivan. 20-year-old Tennessee State University sophomore Alice ...

Microbiologists at the University of Houston confirmed that a bacterium found in NASA spacecraft assembly rooms, called ...

Boston researchers sequenced a full human genome in record time, under four hours. The advance could speed life-saving diagnoses for newborns in intensive care. Boston Children’s Hospital, in ...

Region-wise, the Western Ghats remain the biggest stronghold with 11,934 elephants, followed by the North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra floodplains with 6,559 ...

Small-scale gold mining in the area releases mercury into the environment, where it can make its way into fish and, in turn, ...

Scientists have been using ancient DNA to investigate questions about extinct animals since 1984, when researchers recovered two pieces of DNA from a museum specimen of a quagga, a zebra-like species ...

Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today. For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens ...