Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother, Connie Christensen, left her family when she was only a year old. DNA science helped her find out why.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.

Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans Date: January 30, 2025 Source: Trinity College Dublin Summary: The rise of pastoralist peoples in ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Fossils, jewels and even DNA retrieved from dirt shed light on some of ...

Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix Newly described chemical reaction could have assembled DNA building blocks before life forms and their enzymes existed Date ...

NatureMetrics launches biodiversity platform based on environmental DNA Service can help businesses monitor their impact on biodiversity.

Some bacteria-killing viruses spell out their genetic instructions in a different DNA alphabet. More than 40 years ago, scientists in Russia reported that a type of bacteriophage called cyanophage ...

Humans have a “natural” lifespan of around 38 years, according to a new method we have developed for estimating the lifespans of different species by analysing their DNA. Extrapolating from genetic ...