In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

In a discovery that challenges our understanding of human history, scientists have successfully decoded the oldest DNA ever ...

Recent archaeological discoveries are shedding light on these ancient societies. Artefacts from graves, including precious ...

The Plague May Have Caused the Downfall of the Stone Age Farmers July 10, 2024 — Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse. Contrary to ...

a small circular strand with about three dozen genes. Mitochondrial DNA is a remnant from the organelle's forebears: ancient bacteria that settled inside our single-celled ancestors about 1.5 ...

As direct descendants of ancient bacteria, mitochondria have always been a little alien. Now a study shows that mitochondria ...

This story appears in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mummies capture our imaginations and our hearts. Full of secrets and magic, they were once people who lived and ...

During replication, the double-stranded DNA strand unwinds from around the histone and splits into two single strands; DNA polymerases then stitch complementary nucleotides across each strand ...

This involves carefully selecting the length and sequence of each DNA strand to ensure that it will bind to the appropriate complementary strand in the correct position. The DNA strands – typically ...

a small circular strand with about three dozen genes. Mitochondrial DNA is a remnant from the organelle's forebears: ancient bacteria that settled inside our single-celled ancestors about 1.5 ...

a small circular strand with about three dozen genes. Mitochondrial DNA is a remnant from the organelle's forebears: ancient bacteria that settled inside our single-celled ancestors about 1.5 ...