Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History
Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...
How DNA stored in Austrian cave could be key to future of humanity
Humanity could be brought back from extinction in millions of years after a person’s genome was etched on a crystal and ...
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In 2021, Castrejón proved he could grow mouse embryos ex utero, that is, outside the uterus, inside a rotating bottle under ...
10,000-year-old human DNA provides insights into South African population history
A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...
Scientists store entire human genome on ‘memory crystal’ that could survive billions of years
Scientists in the United Kingdom have stored the entire human genome on a “5D memory crystal,” in the hope that it could be ...
In case of extinction, scientists store human genome on a ‘memory crystal’ that lasts billions of years
For now, the human genome-encoded “5D memory crystal” is stored in the Memory of Mankind archive, a time capsule project ...
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Mitochondria can sneak DNA into the nuclei of brain cells
An analysis of tissue samples from nearly 1,200 older adults found that the more insertions individuals had, the younger they died.
Building better DNA editors: Retrons raise the bar for gene research
Within bacterial cells, specialized immune systems known as retrons fend off viral attacks. But that's not all they can do.
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The Oldest Evidence Of DNA On Earth Is 2 Million Years Old And Was Discovered In Greenland
The DNA comes from reindeer, geese, hares, rodents, crabs, and even mastodon. Also poplar, birch, thuja trees, and a variety ...
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New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say
The human remains used in the new DNA analysis had been collected by French scholar Alphonse Pinart in 1877 and Swiss anthropologist Alfred Métraux in 1935, according to the latest study ...
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Ancient DNA adds to evidence debunking theory of Easter Island collapse
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.