In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...

New research has used DNA found in sediment to reveal new information about the human and animal populations that preceded ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

In recent years, experts have discovered that mushrooms share more DNA with humans than plants. That’s right: fungi are actually closely related to animals and share distinct characteristics ...

DNA Research Unlocks the Secrets of the Red Lady of El Mirón and Her Ancient Lineage Deep within the ancient recesses of El ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

A 12,000-year-old wolf leg bone discovered at the Swan Point archaeological site in Alaska has provided new insights into early human-wolf interactions. DNA analysis confirmed the animal was ...

DNA polymerases carry out crucial functions in many DNA metabolic processes. Polymerases catalyse the addition, using a template, of complementary nucleotides to the 3′ end of DNA primer strands.

The technique does not cut a patient’s DNA, like gene-editing therapies ... in community projects for improved conditions for humans and animals alike. Through the ASP’s partnership with ...

Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient ... of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes ...