Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

Geneticist Professor Turi King paints a more vivid picture of history through her work and her most recent project was her ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

A research team uncovered the most comprehensive genomic landscape to date for the kiwifruit genus Actinidia, constructing a ...

A team from the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has developed an innovative ...

Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with ...

After federal judge denied relief, Stephen Treiber asks U.S. appeals court to review canine DNA evidence and set aside death ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...