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DNA helps match ‘Well Man’ skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga
The complete skeletal remains of the “Well Man” Age Hojem, NTNU University Museum A Norwegian saga written more…
DNA has been modified to make it store data 350 times faster
Using DNA for data storage just got much more efficient Erkmen Design/Alamy DNA has been used for years…
We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was dramatised in television show The Terror AMC Human remains recovered from the British Royal…
Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America
Easter Island’s famous moai statues Tero Hakala/Shutterstock DNA analysis of ancient remains from Easter Island shows that the…
Mechanism of BRCA1–BARD1 function in DNA end resection and DNA protection
Cloning, expression and purification of recombinant proteins Human wild-type DNA2, helicase-dead DNA2 K654R and nuclease-dead DNA2 D277A were…
Discover RNA’s irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star
The most effective covid‑19 vaccines had RNA at their heart Ezra Acayan/Getty Images The CatalystThomas R. Cech (W.…
FANCD2–FANCI surveys DNA and recognizes double- to single-stranded junctions
Cloning and protein purification A codon-optimized construct of full-length Gallus gallus FANCD2 including a carboxyl-terminal double StrepII tag…
MIT Creates Synthetic Amber for DNA Storage
Researchers at MIT have introduced a polymer that stores DNA at room temperature, bypassing the need for costly…
A surprisingly quick enzyme could shift our understanding of evolution
An enzyme that helps copy DNA strands like these may be most accurate when working quickly Alexey Kotelnikov…
This grim but revolutionary DNA technology is changing how we respond to mass disasters
Meanwhile, after the fires, Filipino families faced particularly stark barriers to getting information about financial support, government assistance,…