Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth ...

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Researchers from Stockholm University extracted the RNA sequences from a juvenile mammoth (named Yuka) that died almost ...

Ancient RNA from Yuka, a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth preserved in permafrost, can offer new biological insights into the Ice Age animal’s life.

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

Research suggests that dozens of genes—perhaps up to 40—play a role in shaping handedness. Rather than determining it ...

The oldest RNA ever reported until now came from a 14,300-year-old “wolf” puppy frozen in permafrost. But when Mármol-Sánchez ...

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With “Crick: A Mind in Motion,” the British biologist Matthew Cobb aims for the tricky “middle path”: a life vivid enough to ...

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

From plastic-eating plants to AI-guided therapies, iGEM 2025 reveals the innovations defining the future of synthetic biology ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) for science has rapidly gained momentum at an extreme pace. Models trained on the scientific record are generating hypotheses and even running experiments in automated ...