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Scientists Investigate the Bacteria That Colonized Extinct Mammoths—and Uncover the Oldest Known Microbial DNA From a Host

Nicolás Rascován, a geneticist at the Pasteur Institute in France who was not involved with the research but did help ...

Gene editing lets scientists alter wild animal DNA for conservation. But should they?

Disease-resistant frogs, cane-toad-munching quolls and other gene-edited native animals could be roaming the nation within ...
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40,000-Year-Old Denisovans: Extinct Humans Who Shaped Our DNA

Discovered in Denisova Cave in Siberia, this extinct human species lived from 300,000 to 40,000 years ago. DNA from a single finger bone revealed they interbred with both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens ...