Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still carry the genetic fingerprint of that intermixing. Since then ...

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.

Of course, though, testing a child's parentage based on physical features is far too subjective — that's typically where DNA tests come in. Such tests can offer a far more scientific way of ...

Today, we embarked on a fun and creative adventure by making our very own cardboard looms for weaving. We showed you how to transform simple cardboard boxes into weaving masterpieces. With a ...

The number of home DNA test kits offering nutrition and diet advice matched to your genes is growing. They’re based on the idea that each of us responds to foods differently, in part due to our ...

A new study found 15 bands commonly available in the U.S. contained PFAS Getty Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as ...

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold ...

On a recent Saturday, Dani Salazar was at La Tiendita, a free store at Coppin Community Center near Washington Park on the South Side. Instead of helping people get clothes and basic necessities ...

Not even rock ‘n’ roll is immune to the impervious scrutiny of scientific analysis, as demonstrated by an online study from December 2024 that sought to find the most influential rock bands of ...

Jerry Flowers, who Taste of Country said was Urban’s band leader and bass player, announced that he has been let go. “It’s with a heavy but full heart that after 25 years on stage with Keith ...