Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published.

Our new study has just been published in Nature. We analyzed the ancient genomes (complete DNA sequences) of nine individuals ...

The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem. Katherine Irving is an intern at The Scientist. She ...

She began her career in ancient DNA at the University of Oxford, working alongside fellow researcher Eske Willerslev, who is best known for retrieving 2-million-year-old DNA from ancient sediments ...

The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb ... Reich’s team sequenced DNA from the bones or teeth of 9 individuals from eastern Maghreb archaeological sites, who lived ...

Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences has announced the birth of three genetically engineered wolf pups − all with striking white fur − created with the help of ancient DNA obtained from ...