One of the biggest studies yet conducted of the DNA of ancient Southern African hunter-gatherer people has upended previous theories about the origin of the Khoe and San peoples. Conducted by ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

KIT researchers succeeded for the first time in reducing the number of chromosomes in a plant using the CRISPR/Cas method – surprisingly without affecting its growth The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors ...

The global genomics market is projected to expand by 15-17% by 2029. Key factors driving this growth include the increasing ...

Boston startup Bystro AI believes the mail-in genetic tests used by millions to trace their ancestry could also help people ...

Centella asiatica, also known as gotu kola, is widely valued for its triterpenoid saponins, especially asiaticoside and ...

Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...