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DNA History

September 25, 2015

DNA evidence is filling in gaps in human history.

September 24, 2015

An online project allows dog owners to evaluate their dogs’ minds and contribute to scientific …

September 23, 2015

Each of us produces a cloud of bacteria as unique as a fingerprint.

September 22, 2015

Organized clumps of neural tissue called brain organoids could let researchers study neurological …

September 21, 2015

Melatonin could explain why MS symptoms change with the seasons.

September 18, 2015

Is your bird feeder a window back to the Cretaceous period?

September 17, 2015

Genetically male tadpoles could be turning into female frogs because of the plants in your own …

September 16, 2015

Busy bats are saving farmers a fortune by devouring crop-eating pests.

September 15, 2015

Kangaroos could inspire the design of better artificial joints.

September 14, 2015

Volunteers go on diets of 6,000 calories per day diet to help scientists figure out the link between …

September 11, 2015

A sea slug co-opts a seaweed’s chemical defenses and its ability to harvest energy from the sun.

September 10, 2015

Cells in the immune system follow chemical “breadcrumbs” to find their way to an infection site.