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Ancient DNA is DNA that is isolated from ancient specimens. Due to degradation processes, ancient DNA is more degraded in comparison with contemporary genetic material. Credit: Shutterstock
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MAY 24, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, signs of it were examined in Egyptian mummies. It is caused by the bacterium and pat ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 15, 2018Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Organisms that live on the edges of existence, extremophiles, provide some insight into evolution and metabolism, and ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2017Immunology
As cardiac cells begin to die by the masses after a heart attack, the immune system kicks into action as if there were a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2017Videos
How would you feel upon discovering that some of our - your - ancient ancestors interbreed with non-human species? Like. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2016Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2016Microbiology
For as long as civilization has existed, the enjoyment of fermented drinks has been a part of various cultures and tradi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2016Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA—August 15, 2015—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have taken a big step towar ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2016Genetics & Genomics
For decades, linguists have questioned the origin of Yiddish, the millennium-old language of Ashkenazic Jews. Now, the G ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Over one thousand DNA variations in the human genome are associated with both increased susceptibility to systemic lupus ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2016Videos
Although "I couldn't help it - I had a biological predisposition to cheat" might not be an acceptable excuse for your pa ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Plants & Animals
All multi-cellular life may be the result of a genetic accident that happened more than 600-million years ago, according ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2015Neuroscience
Most people don’t realize that the genetic remnants of viruses from millions of years ago still reside in human DN ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 17, 2015Microbiology
On a morning in March 2014, the South China Morning Post reported the discovery of a Megavirus, recovered from the ancie ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Our genomes are riddled with the detritus of ancient viruses. They infected our hominid ancestors tens of millions of ye ...Written By: Robert Woodard
MAY 24, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, signs of it were examined in Egyptian mummies. It is caused by the bacterium and pat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 15, 2018
Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms that live on the edges of existence, extremophiles, provide some insight into evolution and metabolism, and ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2017
Immunology
As cardiac cells begin to die by the masses after a heart attack, the immune system kicks into action as if there were a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2017
Videos
How would you feel upon discovering that some of our - your - ancient ancestors interbreed with non-human species? Like.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2016
Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Microbiology
For as long as civilization has existed, the enjoyment of fermented drinks has been a part of various cultures and tradi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA—August 15, 2015—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have taken a big step towar
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
For decades, linguists have questioned the origin of Yiddish, the millennium-old language of Ashkenazic Jews. Now, the G
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over one thousand DNA variations in the human genome are associated with both increased susceptibility to systemic lupus
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2016
Videos
Although "I couldn't help it - I had a biological predisposition to cheat" might not be an acceptable excuse for your pa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
All multi-cellular life may be the result of a genetic accident that happened more than 600-million years ago, according
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2015
Neuroscience
Most people don’t realize that the genetic remnants of viruses from millions of years ago still reside in human DN
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 17, 2015
Microbiology
On a morning in March 2014, the South China Morning Post reported the discovery of a Megavirus, recovered from the ancie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Our genomes are riddled with the detritus of ancient viruses. They infected our hominid ancestors tens of millions of ye
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard