An unusual DNA source shows woolly rhinos did not slowly decline genetically, pointing instead to rapid climate warming.
Understanding human gene function in living organisms has long been hampered by fundamental differences between species.
A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.
The digested meat from the wolf pup’s last meal, which took place a staggering 14,400 years ago, contained enough DNA from ...
Researchers from the Center for Paleogenetics have managed to analyze the genome from a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros, ...
Therapeutic Potential of CRISPR–Cas3 Genome-Editing System for Transthyretin Amyloidosis. Credit: Institute of Medical ...
Long before the Black Death killed millions across Europe in the Middle Ages, an earlier, more elusive version of the plague spread across much of Eurasia. For years, scientists were unsure how the ...
This video reveals the unexpected modern animals most closely related to legendary extinct creatures. It uncovers surprising evolutionary links that show how ancient traits carried forward into ...