A DNA test uploaded into a public database in spring 2023 eventually led to the arrest of an 84-year-old man who is accused ...

The Earth BioGenome Project seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi as they build an atlas of ...

The "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create and maintain its own ecosystem in arid ... Researchers say they solved the mystery of the "spectacular ...

Recently I came across a new discovery made known to my old noggin.  I knew all human life has a distinct and unique DNA that ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...

DNA is the molecular basis of heredity ... public database of fully sequenced genomes from all branches of the tree of life, thanks to decades of work by researchers like William Astbury, Rosalind ...

Oak trees have genetic flexibility that allows them to solve ecological problems. But even they will need our help to survive ...

Olivia Walker grew up with a love of hiking in the woods, not realizing at the time she might be walking among endangered species of trees. After graduation from Dunwoody High School, she arrived as a ...

The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 ...

"However, through the sequencing of ancient DNA, we have gained detailed insight into the diversity that once thrived in the wild as well as enhanced our understanding of domestic cattle." ...

Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.

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