According to a recent international study, fragments of ancient viral DNA once considered "junk" may in fact play a role in ...

Malaria is one of the world's most widespread and deadliest parasitic diseases. But some people may have natural protection ...

New research reveals how human DNA preserves the story of language contact, showing when and where languages converged, diverged, and evolved.

Ancient mammoth remains preserved microbial DNA over a million years old. The study reveals long-term host-microbe interactions. An international team led by scientists at the Centre for Palaeogenetic ...

DNA shows mastodons as restless travelers, adapting to climate swings across North America, including a hidden lineage from ...

An ancient DNA analysis of the remains of several mastodons, including those which roamed along the Pacific and Atlantic ...

The library’s History of Molecular Biology Collection includes written materials, X-ray prints, and photos related to the ...

The lentils now grown in the Canary Islands have a history that stretches back almost 2,000 years on the site. This is shown ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Who are you and where did you come from? Those may still be mysteries in your life, and thanks to new popular at home DNA tests, the questions to our past are becoming easier ...

One way of monitoring this phenomenon is using environmental DNA. Known as eDNA, this is genetic material from animals and plants that is shed into the water. Like how forensics may sample a crime ...