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Cannibal tooth yields oldest ever human DNA
Apr 7, 2020Scientists have analyzed genetic material from a tooth of an ancient human ancestor that lived 800,000 years ago.
Dinosaur DNA discovered, scientists claim
Mar 3, 2020Palaeontologists report that they have retrieved DNA from dinosaur fossils dating back to the Cretaceous.
Last mammoths lost the ability to smell flowers
Feb 9, 2020By 'resurrecting' the DNA of extinct mammoths, scientists have learned what may have contributed to their demise.
Pentagon warns military not to use DNA test kits
Dec 26, 2019Government officials have warned that companies may 'exploit genetic materials for questionable purposes'.
Geneticists propose human/tardigrade hybrids
Nov 11, 2019Combining tardigrade DNA with our own could one day improve our ability to survive for long periods in space.
Loch Ness monster study results 'surprising'
Jun 1, 2019A recent effort to trawl Loch Ness for potential 'monster' DNA has reportedly yielded some interesting results.
Human DNA found in ancient chewing gum
May 17, 2019The ancient gum-chewing inhabitants of Sweden left behind Scandinavia's oldest known human DNA.
Scientists create organism with altered DNA
May 15, 2019The live, lab-made microbe, which has a fully synthetic DNA code, is the first of its kind ever created.
Lock of hair to help crack Da Vinci mystery
May 1, 2019A lock of hair thought to belong to Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci is set to undergo DNA testing.
Woman with genetic mutation doesn't feel pain
VIDEO Mar 30, 2019Jo Cameron didn't realize that her insensitivity to pain was anything unusual until she was 60 years old.
Mammoth resurrection is now one step closer
Mar 12, 2019Japanese scientists have achieved a 'significant step' towards the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
DNA breakthrough hints at exotic alien life
Feb 23, 2019Scientists have synthesized a molecular system that hints at a possible alternative to DNA-based life.
Can a DNA test determine your life expectancy ?
Jan 17, 2019Scientists in Edinburgh have developed a DNA risk score system to predict how long a person might live.
$5bn project to map DNA of all life on Earth
Nov 2, 2018Known as The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), the international endeavour is expected to take ten years.
Mammoths could roam 'Ice Age Park' by 2028
Sep 21, 2018Scientists in Russia remain optimistic that the woolly mammoth can be resurrected within a decade.
Scientists know what dinosaur DNA looked like
Aug 27, 2018In a recent breakthrough, researchers in the UK have managed to piece together a history of dinosaur DNA.
Ancient fossil yields oldest ever panda DNA
Jun 20, 2018Researchers have identified a long-lost panda relative from DNA that was retrieved from an ancient jaw bone.
Loch Ness DNA tests to aid in hunt for Nessie
May 23, 2018Scientists are aiming to learn exactly what types of creatures are living in Scotland's enigmatic loch.
New 'Noah's Ark' will store DNA of complex life
Apr 24, 2018The ambitious BioGenome Project aims to sequence and store the genomes of more than 1.5 million species.
Plants have a unique way of avoiding sunburn
Apr 18, 2018A new study has revealed that plants protect themselves from Sun damage by repairing their own DNA.
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