Researchers have developed a new method to prepare bone powder for ancient DNA extraction. The method outperformed previous techniques of decontaminating ancient bones. Researchers from Max Planck ...

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

When you think about scientific research, you probably envision a sterile room that houses gleaming beakers, rows of pipettes and centrifuges. But what if you could house a lab on a chip? Call it the ...

New automated Ionic® Tissue to Pure DNA Kit recovers more than three times the amount of high-quality nucleic acid from limited samples compared to leading column-based products PLEASANTON, ...

Primerdesign releases RapidBead Pro, a fast magnetic bead kit delivering high-quality DNA/RNA extraction across diverse sample types.

DNA extraction is a very important part of medical science; it helps us study the genetics of new diseases and scientists can then make diagnostics and drugs to fight against them. This experiment can ...

Recent breakthroughs in the study of ancient DNA are providing unprecedented insights into the ecosystems and human history ...

In a recent study published in the Nature Journal, researchers described a new method to safely release deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) trapped inside the ancient tooth and bone artifacts, which was used ...

Sediment DNA also traces life outside the cave. Predators dragged prey into sheltered chambers, humans left waste behind. By ...