Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

A ground-breaking science firm that brought back the dire wolf revealed its extraordinary plans to reintroduce more extinct ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

To de-extinct the dire wolf, Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences extracted and sequenced ancient DNA from two fossils.

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

Denisovans are an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and our own species, Homo sapiens.

Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's ...

The genome database will open up the possibility of personalised medicine, and faster and efficient diagnostics. It will also ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences said it has brought back the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct 10,000 years ago, through its de-extinction process.