A faster way to find new medicines—without the limitations of big DNA barcodes

Leiden researchers, led by Sebastian Pomplun, have developed a new method to screen hundreds of thousands of molecules for ...

Tying protein to fraying DNA solves mystery of illness for patients around the world

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

World's Oldest Genome Sequenced From 700,000-Year-Old Horse DNA

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...
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New Research Shows That “Useless” DNA May Actually Play An Important Role

New Research Shows That “Useless” DNA May Actually Play An Important Role TwistedSifter why people often wake up around 3 AM ...