An ancient Egyptian buried inside a pot was a potter who was given an elite burial, and now he is giving researchers clues ...

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...