DNA sequencing was revolutionized after scientists discovered a new bacterium in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, and today it's a common research technique. This game-changing bacterium ...

Scientists developed a non-destructive DNA testing method to study ancient parchments without damaging rare historical ...

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

UK spin-out Agnos Biosciences turned a 'wacky idea' into a sensor with applications from agriculture to hospitals ...

The newest DNA sequencing technology from Swiss multinational Roche doesn’t measure DNA directly but in fact analyzes a different polymer altogether. The technology is not yet available for sale, but ...

The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, from who we met to how we survived. Instead of a simple story of ...