Oldest RNA recovered from a mammoth that lived 40,000 years ago
Scientists have managed to rescue the molecule, against all odds, from a calf that died after being attacked by cave lions
Boomerang carved from mammoth tusk shows ‘Homo sapiens’ had symbolic thinking 42,000 years ago
The new dating of an object found decades ago in Poland reinforces the idea that early humans in Central Europe had technological insight tens of thousands of years ago
Liz Parrish vs. science: The lucrative business of serving the mega-rich who seek eternal youth
The businesswoman says she was rejuvenated via an illegal gene therapy tested on mice. Scientists are dubious of her claims
DNA suggests that the Rapa Nui arrived in the Americas two centuries before Columbus
The study of 15 ancient corpses debunks the myth of the collapse of Easter Island due to overexploitation
The enigma of elite HIV controllers: The people with an innate ability to keep the virus at bay
A scientific review unravels the characteristics shared by many of the exceptional patients whose infection remains under control — and who may be able to light the way to a cure
The origin of cockroaches: From the fields of India to your kitchen
Laura Camón|
A new genetic study has traced the origins of the German cockroach, which accounts for most of the world’s pests and lives exclusively in urban environments
DNA uncovers the mystery of the children sacrificed by the Mayans in Chichén Itzá
The analysis of 64 sets of human remains suggests that the civilization selectively sacrificed twins or brothers — always boys and in pairs — as a religious ritual
The largest genome on the planet is found in a small fern
Its extended DNA would have a length of about 300 feet… 50 times longer than that of humans
Dennis Lo, molecular biologist: ‘There is an exchange of genetic information between the baby and the mother’
The father of noninvasive prenatal diagnosis and pioneer of the liquid biopsy in detecting cancer has changed the way that Down syndrome is identified before birth
Steve Horvath: ‘I’d like people to have the choice of whether they want to die, as opposed to it being prescribed by nature’
The aging expert and University of California researcher is currently working for Altos Labs, a company specialized in rejuvenation financed by billionaires like Jeff Bezos
Dead by 30: DNA reveals the hard life of a shepherding family 3,800 years ago
Genetic analysis of a burial in Russia’s Ural Mountains shows that while the men stayed with the tribe, the women joined other groups
DNA reveals the oldest known family tree, dating back to 6,700 years ago
A genetic study of nearly 100 corpses in a French cemetery reconstructs seven generations of a Neolithic clan in which the men stayed in their places of origin for their entire lives while the women went to other groups
The medical detectives who search for blood disorders in family trees
The Hematological Genetic Counseling Unit at Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron University Hospital – a pioneer in Spain – is researching inherited genetic alterations that make certain people more prone to blood disorders