“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct ...

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced. Two teams, which analysed ...

The Smith College Board of Trustees has elected five new members who bring to the board deep expertise in business, ...

Babies lacking in key gut bacteria are at greater risk of developing asthma, allergies or eczema Dirty diapers are more than ...

A newly found organelle, the hemifusome, helps manage cellular recycling. It may play a role in inherited diseases and open ...

Full details of the total synthesis of pacidamycin D (4) and its 3′-hydroxy analogue 32 are described. The chemically labile Z-oxyacyl enamide moiety is the most challenging chemical structure found ...

Historical Perspective Published: May 1999 A unifying concept: the history of cell theory Paolo Mazzarello Nature Cell Biology 1, E13–E15 (1999) Cite this article ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear a pair of cases over the constitutionality of state laws banning biological males from competing in women’s sports. The high court will ...