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A Viking Age skeleton discovery could shed light on ancient DNA
In the Spotlight The 50 skeletons were 'exceptionally well-preserved'
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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23andMe: will customers' DNA go up for sale?
Under The Radar Genetic testing company's financial woes creates concerns around personal data it holds
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why the Y chromosome is vanishing and what this means for the future
The Explainer A new sex gene could be on the evolution pipeline
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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Scientists just made a big breakthrough with woolly mammoth DNA
The Explainer For the first time, researchers have reconstructed fossilized chromosomes
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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DNA suggests Mayans sacrificed boy siblings
Speed Read These findings "flew in the face of the argument that it was mostly young virgin women" being sacrificed
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Good news stories from 2023
In Depth Huge strides have been made in medicine and science, and records broken in women's sports and conservation
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Scientists a step closer to resurrecting extinct Tasmanian tiger
Speed Read New study marks the first time RNA has been recovered from an extinct species
By Jamie Timson Published
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‘Farting barrister’ wins £135,000 at tribunal
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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US police DNA test cookie to see if Santa ate it
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why the CIA is trying to resurrect the woolly mammoth
Speed Read US spy agency has invested in biotech firm trying to bring back extinct animals through DNA editing
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: DNA theft, an energy puzzle and news refuseniks
podcast Should we take steps to guard our genetic security? Is wind power overpriced? And why are so many of us turning off the news
By The Week Staff Published
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Missing cat turns up ten years on
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Why world leaders are refusing to give Russia their DNA
feature Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz ruled out using Kremlin PCR tests during recent visits
By The Week Staff Published
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Neanderthal genes linked to severe Covid-19 symptoms
Speed Read Discovery may explain why some regions have been harder hit by coronavirus
By Aaron Drapkin Last updated
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