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Advancing Equitable and Inclusive DNA Research in Africa: A Vision for the Future The American Journal Of H...

Today, the American Journal of Human Genetics published a perspective piece on the need for an equitable and inclusive future for DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa.

12 Jul 2024

Penn Researchers Develop Breakthrough Technique for Creating Human Artificial Chromosomes

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered their development.

28 Mar 2024

Scientists Find Surprise in Renowned Killer Whale Ancestry

Evolutionary biologists have achieved a significant milestone by unraveling the genetic ancestry of a renowned killer whale and its pod.

12 Oct 2023

Modern DNA Research Sheds Light on Genetic Diversity of Southern Africa

An international research team from the University of Bern in Switzerland, the University of Porto in Portugal, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany employed ancestry decomposition techniques to uncover a distinct and highly divergent genetic ancestry within mixed populations residing in the Angolan Namib desert.

25 Sep 2023

Deciphering Buckwheat’s Genome to Improve Crop Yields

The high-precision chromosomal-level genome sequence of buckwheat has been decoded by a research group led by Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Agriculture, which is an important step toward unraveling the evolution of the buckwheat genome and the origins of the cultivated crop.

14 Aug 2023

Revealing the Complex Migration Patterns in Stone Age Europe

A recent DNA study has provided a more nuanced picture of how different groups coexisted during the European Stone Age, as well as how some of them were actually isolated.

10 Aug 2023

Genetic Analysis of Stone Age Europeans Reveals Complex Intermingling of Groups

A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age, but also how certain groups of people were actually isolated.

9 Aug 2023

Assembled DNA Nanostructures Without the Use of Magnesium Yield Greater Stability

Researchers at the University at Albany’s RNA Institute have demonstrated a new approach to DNA nanostructure assembly that does not require magnesium.

7 Jun 2023

Ancient DNA reveals African founders intermingled with southwest Asian people around 1000 CE

While serfs toiled and knights jousted in Europe and samurai and shoguns rose to power in Japan, the medieval peoples of the Swahili civilization on the coast of East Africa lived in multicultural, coral-stone towns and engaged in trade networks spanning the Indian Ocean.

30 Mar 2023

Investigating methanogens to unravel the genetics of temperature adaptation

The history of the Earth has been one of physical extremes-;extreme atmospheric conditions, extreme chemical environments, and extreme temperatures.

28 Mar 2023

Importance of involving descendant communities in ancient DNA research

Researchers can track human evolution and make crucial findings about modern populations by analyzing ancient DNA.

13 Jan 2023

Combination of microscopy and DNA analysis yields new insights into polar cod’s diet

An essential component of the Arctic food chain is polar fish. Along with colleagues from KU Leuven and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Sarah Maes (KU Leuven) and Fokje Schaafsma (Wageningen Marine Research) examined the diet of polar cod from the Barents Sea.

1 Nov 2022

Borneans knew a tree was two different species, research shows

A Spanish scientist reported Artocarpus odoratissimus, a fruit-bearing tree found in Borneo and the Philippines, almost 200 years ago. The Iban people of Borneo recognize two different types of the tree, which they refer to as lumok and pingan, accordingly, based on the size and shape of the fruit.

7 Jun 2022

Ancient DNA research tracks tuberculosis transmission chains

Tuberculosis is the second most common cause of death worldwide by an infectious pathogen after Covid-19, but many aspects of its long history with humans remain controversial.

From The Max Planck Institute 11 Mar 2022

Using Ancient DNA to Solve the Disappearance of Lions and Bears

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Alexander Salis and Dr. Kieren Mitchell about their latest research that used ancient DNA to solve the disappearance of lions and bears.

7 Mar 2022

Innovative sample preparation method for fast and easy protein analysis

In recent years, proteomics research using mass spectrometry to comprehensively investigate the protein components of biological samples has become very popular.

3 Mar 2022

DNA analyses reveals insights into ancestry, social organization of ancient people in the Nile Valley

The first genome-wide ancient human DNA data from Sudan reveals new insights into the ancestry and social organization of people who lived more than 1,000 years ago in the Nile Valley, an important genetic and cultural crossroads.

20 Dec 2021

Researchers examine the deep past of human population dynamics

The current year marks the 20th anniversary of human genome sequencing. To mark this event, scientists headed by Professor Qiaomei Fu from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reviewed the current progress in the area of ancient DNA (aDNA)—DNA acquired from the remains of past organisms.

28 Sep 2021

National DNA Day 2021: An Interview with Professor George Church

In celebration of National DNA Day, AZoLifeSciences interviews renowned DNA expert Professor George Church about his life-long career in DNA research.

From Harvard Medical School 23 Apr 2021

New method can help estimate environmental DNA levels in aquatic ecosystems

Ecologists have started to intensely study such DNA molecules, known as environmental DNA, to evaluate how macro-organisms are distributed.

6 Jul 2020