DNA

An archaeological conundrum may have been solved by DNA analyses carried out by a team of Stanford Medicine scientists led by Alexander Ioannidis that indicates Native Americans and Polynesians came into contact centuries before the arrival of the first Europeans.

New research suggests a person’s lifespan could be predicted at a young age by measuring the volume of genetic mutations they accumulate, raising the prospect of developing medical interventions so people could live and stay healthy much longer.

Just one gram of DNA can store 215 million GBs of data. Artificial DNA data storage systems could soon become more practical, thanks to a new technology named DORIS that can read and write files at room temperature without damaging the DNA.

A new study is demonstrating how ancient animal DNA, extracted from Dead Sea Scroll parchments, can help with piecing together the jigsaw puzzle of disparate fragments of the ancient manuscripts found in the Judean desert.

A genetic variant inherited from our ancient Neanderthal relatives and thought to confer heightened fertility has been found in modern humans. The new research suggests almost one in three European women carry some degree of the gene variant.

In a first-of-its-kind study thousands of people with no history of cancer were screened with an experimental multi-cancer blood test. The results caught several pre-symptomatic early stage cancers, but more work is needed before clinical deployment

While bioluminescent mushrooms certainly are fascinating, getting the things to grow in your home can be challenging. Thanks to a new study, however, it may soon be possible to buy glowing versions of otherwise-conventional easily grown plants.

Central to the aging process are tiny caps on the ends of our chromosomes called telomeres that deteriorate over time. A Harvard team has now made an exciting breakthrough, discovering a set of small molecules that preserve their length in mice.

If you were studying the diet of ancient humans, it certainly wouldn't help if you got their preserved feces confused with those of their dogs. A new analytical system known as coproID is designed to keep that from happening.

Cancer is often hard to detect until it’s too late. But that might be about to change. Researchers have developed a new AI-powered blood test that can accurately detect over 50 different types of cancer and even identify where it is in the body.

Even after superbugs have been wiped out they can leave behind resistance genes for other bugs to use. Now, researchers at Rice University have developed new nanosheets that can “trap and zap” these loose genes in wastewater treatment plants.

A new study led by researchers from UC San Diego is suggesting unique microbial DNA signatures detected in blood samples can not only potentially identify dozens of different cancers but also catch the disease in its earliest stages.