Dna

The never-before-seen biological snapshot provides insight into the young mammoth's final moments, expanding our knowledge of creatures that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

The RNA extracted from Yuka's muscle tissue is the oldest ever found, twice as old as the previous record from a 14,300-year-old wolf skin, challenging long-held assumptions about RNA's decay rate.

Analysis links a PROK2 mutation to Kallmann syndrome, bolstering wartime claims that the dictator had only one testicle.

Fabric cut from the sofa on which Hitler killed himself contained DNA, which was analyzed to reveal that Hitler likely had a genetic condition that disrupts normal sexual development.

The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.

“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.

A University of Copenhagen team analysed thirty tar lumps from nine Alpine lake settlements, detecting male DNA on tool adhesives and female DNA on pottery repairs.

Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.

Sixteen people were killed in a massive explosion at a Tennessee explosives plant, as investigators work to determine the cause of the deadly blast.

Genetic analysis reveals indigenous cultivation practices and crop continuity dating back to the 3rd century CE.