Ancient DNA study of post-Roman Europeans reveals emergence of complex new society

A new study from the HistoGenes project, of which Patrick Geary, professor emeritus in the School of Historical Studies, is ...

Parental DNA Does More Than Just Pass To Children, Study Finds

Parental DNA has an additional influence on children's outcomes. Even genes a child doesn't inherit have an effect on health ...
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DNA study of the possible world's first city suggests women stayed home while men moved away

Girls, including infants, were buried with far more grave goods than boys, in some cases as much as fivefold more.

Iberian DNA remained largely unchanged for six centuries before Roman influence, study finds

A study led by a UAB research team of Biological Anthropology has analyzed the genome of 54 newborns with the aim of tracking ...

DNA repair enzyme uses one-dimensional sliding to detect key sites, researchers reveal

DNA is the blueprint of the human body. However, tens of thousands of DNA lesions occur in our bodies every day. In ...

Scientists Pulled 700,000-Year-Old DNA From Frozen Squirrel Poop

Ancient poop left behind by Arctic ground squirrels ended up containing a remarkable array of genetic information, a study ...

Researchers discover DNA’s hidden defense against UV radiation

DNA sits in sunlight every day, absorbing ultraviolet radiation that can set off the kind of chemical changes linked to ...
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DNA Repair Pathways in Clinical Practice: Lessons From Pediatric Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes

The specific DNA repair pathway affected is predictive of the kinds of mutations, the tumor drug sensitivity, and the treatment outcome. The study of rare inherited DNA repair disorders, such as ...