We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

Every household dog, from a towering Great Dane to a trembling toy breed, traces back to wild wolves. New genetic work shows ...

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

This carefully curated selection of gifts includes a variety of aesthetics and price points, so you can find exactly what you ...

You can use the pydna_repeatfinder command to find repeats in a fasta sequence. By default, pydna_repeatfinder just prints the repeats in a simple tab-separated format that is easy to read and ...

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

Abstract: This invited review paper has the aim to acquaint the communication theory community with the emerging topic of molecular data storage. The exposition includes an overview of basic concepts ...

Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

If you have blue eyes, you’re part of an exclusive genetic club that traces back to one individual. That ancestor passed down ...