This Deep-Sea Predator Can Live for Centuries—Now Geneticists Are Close to Hacking the Secrets of Its Longevity
The mystery of the Greenland shark’s incredible longevity may finally be unraveling with the creature's first genome map.
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DNA From a Decades-Old Museum Specimen Reveals the Hidden Lineage of a Tiny Underwater Predator
While most fruit flies are commonly known for their attraction to fermenting fruit, one species has evolved to hunt in the fast-moving streams of Africa, taking on the role of a predator.
Ancient DNA Reveals a Virus That Learned to Live Inside the Human Genome
A virus that infects nearly all children early in life has, in rare cases, been present within human DNA for thousands of years.
Forensic Investigators Using Cutting-Edge Science Have Finally Solved a Medieval Murder Mystery
Researchers have used cutting-edge forensic science to solve a medieval mystery that has perplexed scholars for more than a century.
Researchers Have Cracked the 4,500-Year-Old Genome of a Mummy From Egypt’s First Pyramid Age
An Egyptian genome has finally been unraveled, thanks to a sample from an at least 4,500 year-old mummy dating back to the pyramids.
Ancient Genetic Discovery Challenges Single-Lineage Theory of Human Origins
New research has shown that modern humans descend from not one but two separate ancient human ancestral lineages.
Genome Breakthrough Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Reviving Extinct Thylacine
Scientists are one step closer to reviving the thylacine, thanks to key advances that include a recent genome breakthrough.