The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate. Known as the Beachy Head Woman, she was once thought to have roots in ...

Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes at chromosome ends, composed of tandemly repeated specific DNA sequences along with associated proteins. In somatic cells, telomeres progressively shorten with ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new DNA analysis has shed light on Adolf Hitler’s medical history, indicating that the dictator may have suffered from ...

Adolf Hitler had a sexual disorder that made it more likely for him to have a micro-penis, according to the first-ever analysis of his DNA. He also did not have the Jewish ancestors that some have ...

RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a high-throughput sequencing approach that enables comprehensive quantification of transcriptomes at a genome-wide scale. As a result, RNA-Seq has become a routine ...

There are two key things to know about the new Applied Biosystems™ SwiftArrayStudio™ Microarray Analyzer from Thermo Fisher Scientific, said Ravi Gupta, vice president and general manager of Thermo ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a home 3D printer. The Do-It-Yourself Nucleic Acid Fluorometer—DIYNAFLUOR—is ...

Ötzi the Iceman isn't the only ancient individual whose DNA is giving us insights into the past. So too are those of his neighbors. A new analysis of the genomes of 47 people who lived in the Austrian ...