Scientists have reached a new milestone in decoding the human genome, unlocking complex regions once believed to be too difficult to study. Researchers used long-read sequencing to analyze the DNA of ...

Whole genome sequencing is a technique that allows medics to looks at a person’s entire genetic code from a blood test.

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 ...

A groundbreaking study of ancient DNA reveals that all living humans descend from just three African hunter-gatherer populations around 50,000 years ago. Fossils and tools show these groups created ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a groundbreaking DNA study reveals that the deep sea is far more globally connected than once thought. By analyzing thousands of brittle stars preserved in museum ...

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk," may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing ...

The unusual DNA of a particular type of spider is fascinating scientists, as they think it may hold the key to diverse ...

A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape. University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of ...