Medicine & TechnologyResearchers analyzed mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern China to the Americas, revealing migration patterns. Read the article to learn more details.
The novel IVF procedure, known as mitochondrial donation treatment, has allowed the baby to have roughly 0.1% of the mitochondria donor's DNA. Read to learn more.
Microcapsule technology that uses PCR technique provides scalable approach to enable repeated random access to archival files stored in DNA. Learn more about it in this article.
While the additions to the human genome explain distinct qualities of humans, the uniform absence of information also speaks volumes. Read to learn more.
DNA analysis of eight skeletons from two Pictish burial sites shows that Picts did not come from distant locations as previously thought. Read the article to learn more.
Scientists have discovered why zombie cells go through cryptic transcription and how this is linked to the aging process at a cellular level. Read to learn more.
The life's work of a researcher reveals that Asian ancestry was introduced to East Africa in early modern times, clarifying and complicating Swahili history. Read the article to learn more.
In the most extensive genetic study to date on Ice Age hunter-gatherers, researchers were able to discover previously unknown lineages. Read to learn more.
He Jiankui announced in 2018 that he created the world's first gene-edited babies, which sent shockwaves to the scientific world. Read the article to know about what he is doing after being imprisoned for three years.
Scientists are creating an actual Jurassic Park using the DNA of extinct animals, but tyrannosaurus rex is not among them. Read the article to know the full story.