Study of 3,000 DNA Samples Reshapes Understanding of Japanese Origins
Jōmon people at the Sannai-Maruyama museum. Credit: G41rn8 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 A new analysis…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Human chromosomes (artificially coloured) vary widely from cell to cell, according to an investigation of the DNA in…
World Record Set For Fastest Genome Sequencing | Health
Key Takeaways Researchers have set a new world record for fastest whole human genome sequencing The team completed…
‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data
MetaGraph indexes and vast archives of DNA, RNA, and protein sequences. Scientists can search the archives and trace…
Somatic mutation and selection at population scale
Cohort selection The TwinsUK study contains around 16,000 participants. From a preselection of 4,800 donors, we invited 1,796…
Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials | National News
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long…
Grant to Help Bring DNA Technology to BC Courses | News
A student volunteer of Stacy Alvares’ pilot project extracting crab DNA from crab shells during a summer lab…