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A laboratory that identifies tree species through DNA extracted from wood samples is among the technologies being showcased by the Department of Science and ...

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The story begins in northern Germany, at the open-air marshlands of Schoningen site, where wooden spears, butchered horse remains, and quiet layers of sediment have long hinted at deep time. What ...

A single-donor pilot study found that tooth brushing before saliva collection reduced genomic DNA yield while raising the ...

Scientists have recovered tiny DNA traces left on Renaissance artefacts, at least some of which they suspect belong to visionary Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci. They have recovered trace DNA from ...

For the first time, a group of researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick. Currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, the clay brick originates from ...

A study of healthy volunteers aged 1.5 to 71 found that urinary levels of active DNA demethylation products decline with age, ...

A novel method that in the future could be a major weapon against small and large-scale operations still targeting hawksbills for the illegal trade. Scientists have developed a test to extract DNA ...