In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

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The medical examiner's office investigates approximately 40,000 deaths per year in New York City. Its molecular genetics laboratory, founded by Dr. Yingying Tang in 2003, is the only one of its kind ...