Although humans share more than 99.9 percent of their DNA, small genetic variations can affect how our bodies function. Since the first humans evolved in Africa, populations that stayed on the ...

Although humans share more than 99.9 percent of their DNA, small genetic variations can affect how our bodies function. Since the first humans evolved in Africa, populations that stayed on the ...

Although humans share more than 99.9 percent of their DNA, small genetic variations can affect how our bodies function. Since the first humans evolved in Africa, populations that stayed on the ...

African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African ...

To remedy this, local researchers are using a new class of DNA-based tracers to map the flow path of the aquifer. The tracers will be capsules made of environmentally safe material to ensure ...

A study links the loss of DNA methylation across the genome—as is common in cancer—to the disruption of the 3-D compartments that organize the genome and to the timing of DNA replication ... Research ...

Weiner, Ph.D., have described a next-generation vaccination technology that combines plasmid DNA with a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery system. The research was conducted in collaboration with ...

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Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...

Just like the government uses an Aadhaar number to uniquely identify an individual for social security purposes, a person’s DNA fingerprint can be used for biological purposes. This is why DNA ...

Almost six decades after a woman’s body was found on a cliff in northern California, DNA testing has solved the mystery of her identity. Dorothy Jean Williams’s body was discovered on 18 ...