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Many of us begin a new year hoping to become better versions of ourselves. Some aim to improve their health, others focus on ...

Learn how ancient DNA from human remains provided the first direct evidence that a common childhood virus has been part of ...

The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

The results revealed a clear sequence. Enzymes predating cannabis showed no ability to process CBGA. The first enzyme unique ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

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For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...

Every time you look in the mirror, you are seeing the legacy of an extinct cousin. A small but influential fraction of your ...