20,000 years of coronaviruses (and counting)
Coronaviruses have been hijacking human genes for millennia.
Coronaviruses have contributed to three major disease outbreaks in the last two decades, but humans have been exposed...
Genomics
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COVID Booster
Five things science learned about COVID-19 this week.
Pandemic affected Australia’s mental healthAround one in five Australians had an increase in symptoms and intensi...
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Zlatý kůň: The oldest human genome
The skull of Zlatý kůň might be the oldest to date and had large stretches of Neanderthal DNA.
Scientists have identified potentially the oldest human genome from a 45,000-year-old skull.When humans and Neand...
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Genomic fingerprints meet coronavirus
What is it, how does it work, and how can it help?
By Rebecca Rockett, University of Sydney.If you had told me in January that “genomics” would become a buzzword in...
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Saving pumas with genomics
Advanced techniques to identify inbreeding could inform conservation efforts. Natalie Parletta re...
Genomes from mountain lions, or pumas, have spawned insights into how to encourage genetic diversification within the...
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Hunting for Loch Ness monster DNA
A different way to investigate reports of the monster.
Reported sightings of the Loch Ness monster go back to the Dark Ages, but now our Super Natural History team is using...
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Ancient American lineages reunited
Genetic evidence overturns single origin theory.
A new study suggests a commonly held belief – that the majority of Native North, Central and South Americans derived ...
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Resilience is in the genes for cockroach
First full genome of common pest reveals multiple strengths.
Scientists are one step closer to understanding the remarkable resilience of the American cockroach after successfull...
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Ancient DNA reveals migrations and exchange
Genomes help track how populations cross-fertilised.
Advances in ancient DNA sequencing are shedding light on the genetic links between our Stone Age ancestors and modern...
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How flowering plants conquered the world
Researchers suggest a solution to Darwin’s “abominable mystery”.
The Jurassic era was dominated by dinosaurs, conifers and ferns. But around 140 million years ago, at the start of th...
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Free software tool aids doctors diagnosing rare genetic disorders
A tool that sorts the wheat from the chaff in genetic variation could bring relief to patients lo...
A new online tool offers GPs help in diagnosing genetic illness.Heath Korvola / gettyEveryone is born with a few hund...