First discovered in 2010, the ‘Red Lady of El Mirón’ is an ochre-coated skeleton that provides a glimpse into human life ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...

But instead of being tripped by smoke, cGAS activates in response to the DNA of foreign invaders, such as viruses and bacteria. Prior to the discovery of cGAS, scientists didn't know how this DNA ...

They were hardly modest, these two brash young scientists who in 1953 declared ... for they had in fact discovered the structure of DNA, the chemical that encodes instructions for building and ...

CMRI researchers discovered that DNA repair pathways control how cancer cells die after radiotherapy. Blocking a key repair ...

A man who discovered a DNA sample on a 100-year-old shawl says it has identified the real Jack the Ripper. Researcher Russell Edwards claims he has found a '100 percent' DNA match with the infamous ...

Felisa Wolfe-Simon, a research scientist who presented findings in ... D.C., on Dec. 2, 2010. “I’ve discovered — I’ve led a team that has discovered — something that I’ve been thinking ...

wrote in an email to The Scientist. “It shows that the contribution [of hominin DNA] is substantial and is larger than I assumed when we first discovered that these extinct hominins had mixed with ...

“The goal of an ancient DNA scientist is to use the past as an ... Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

A longtime Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist who mishandled DNA testing in hundreds of ... of termination in late 2023 after the agency discovered widespread problems in her work.

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing ... the Nature study discovered a "new line ...