Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.

In a discovery that’s sure to delight both history buffs and cheese fans, scientists believe they have unearthed the world’s oldest cheese alongside mummies in Northwestern China. At a staggering ...

Being able to sequence the bacterial genes in the ancient kefir gave the researchers the chance to track how probiotic ...

The 3,500-year-old mummies unearthed two decades ago in Xinjiang region captured global attention this week after scientists sequenced DNA from three ...

Scientists in China extract DNA from world’s oldest cheese - Cheese dating back to the Bronze Age has shed light on our ...

When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered ...

A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies in China, confirms its age and pinpoints its origins.

Photo from Wenying Li, Xinjiang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute via EurekAlert A mysterious white substance found ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid polymer that forms the genetic code for a cell or virus. Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that each ...

“All of this is part of the DNA of Baraboo,” he said. “I have no regrets. The work was all-consuming and demanded everything I had to give … and I loved every minute!” SaLoutos ...

During yesterday’s cross-examination, defence lawyers led by Elison Karuhanga accused the police’s director of Forensic Services, Mr Andrew Mubiru Kizumula, of performing DNA analysis in ...