How plants survive constant DNA damage: Newly identified repair protein protects growth-critical stem cells

Similar to the way DNA damage can contribute to human diseases such as cancer, it can also disrupt growth, development and ...

Iberian DNA remained largely unchanged for six centuries before Roman influence, study finds

A study led by a UAB research team of Biological Anthropology has analyzed the genome of 54 newborns with the aim of tracking ...

DNA design unlocks nanometer-scale catalyst control for cleaner hydrogen production

The fixed idea that DNA is only a molecule that stores genetic information is being challenged. KAIST researchers have ...

The biggest risks lurking inside your at-home DNA and health tests

That's the lure of at-home ("direct-to-consumer") DNA and health testing. Late at night, from your phone, you can order just ...

Open-source software unlocks rapid DNA structure generation and analysis in one workflow

Computational chemists at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a ...
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Frozen squirrel scat preserves ancient DNA from hundreds of species

A complex ecosystem of woolly mammoths, bison, horses and big cats has been elucidated by studying the faeces of small rodents that probably ate the bigger animals ...

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google CEOs call for DNA screening law

An open letter signed by the heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft AI warns that advances in AI are ...

23andMe is back from bankruptcy with a nonprofit moonshot: 100 million DNA users

The founder of 23andMe Research Institute wants to reach 100 million users, an ambitious goal after the seller of DNA testing ...
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Woolly mammoth among trove of ancient DNA found in squirrel poo

A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel ...