Dna
Tiny DNA tweak flips biological sex, researchers report
A study reports that a single nucleotide variant in the genome can make an XY individual develop as female and an XX individual develop as male.
Neanderthals who lived in Siberian cave millenia apart were distant relatives, study finds
Ancient DNA shows people partnered with dogs long before agriculture arose
Exploring identity through art at Jerusalem's Museum on the Seam
Oldest RNA recovered from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth rewrites decay timeline
The RNA extracted from Yuka's muscle tissue is the oldest ever found, twice as old as the previous record from a 14,300-year-old wolf skin, challenging long-held assumptions about RNA's decay rate.
Channel 4’s new DNA documentary exposes Hitler’s hidden hormonal disorder
Analysis links a PROK2 mutation to Kallmann syndrome, bolstering wartime claims that the dictator had only one testicle.
Adolf Hitler may have had micropenis, likely had Kallman syndrome, DNA study finds.
Fabric cut from the sofa on which Hitler killed himself contained DNA, which was analyzed to reveal that Hitler likely had a genetic condition that disrupts normal sexual development.
Nobel laureate James D. Watson, DNA double helix co-discoverer, dies at 97
The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.
TAU researchers develop groundbreaking gene therapy to treat hearing, balance disabilities
“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.
6,300-year-old 'gum' yields DNA clues to Neolithic life
A University of Copenhagen team analysed thirty tar lumps from nine Alpine lake settlements, detecting male DNA on tool adhesives and female DNA on pottery repairs.
Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force
Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.
Death toll from Tennessee munitions blast lowered to 16, sheriff says
Sixteen people were killed in a massive explosion at a Tennessee explosives plant, as investigators work to determine the cause of the deadly blast.
Ancient lentils in the canary islands survived 2,000 years, DNA shows
Genetic analysis reveals indigenous cultivation practices and crop continuity dating back to the 3rd century CE.
Ancient DNA Reveals Mastodons Were Shaped by Ice Age Climate Swings
New genetic evidence uncovers repeated waves of dispersal and surprising diversity among North America’s Ice Age giants.
