DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins
On Mar. 24, 2026, a study published in Nature describes how researchers are pulling clues from genetic material…
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Ginkgo Bioworks Selected by PNNL to Deliver a Modular, High‑Throughput Phenotyping Platform for DOE’s M2PC
On Dec. 5, 2025, Ginkgo Bioworks announced it has been awarded by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)…
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Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
On Nov. 26, 2025, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have showed through the DNA analysis of old…
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Phage G genome: AI analysis maps out world’s largest cultivated bacteria-killing virus
On Oct. 29, 2025, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC) researchers leading a multidisciplinary team across four…
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ETH Zurich Computer Scientists Create A ‘DNA search engine’
On Aug. 10, 2025, computer scientists at ETH Zurich announced they have developed a digital tool capable of…
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First-ever airborne toxin detected in Western Hemisphere
On Jun. 9, 2025, a team of University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder) researchers who led a field…
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UF scientists developed groundbreaking method for detecting DNA of invasive snakes in Florida
On Nov. 21, 2024, scientists at the University of Florida (UF) announced they have developed a pioneering tool…
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Special drone collects environmental DNA from trees
On Jan. 19, 2023, researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal research institute WSL announced they had…
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A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA
On Dec. 7, 2022, scientists reported in Nature an ancient environmental DNA (eDNA) record describing the rich plant…
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DNA from air could revolutionize the way we measure animal biodiversity
On Jan. 6, 2022, two new studies published in the journal Current Biology showed that environmental DNA (eDNA)…
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DNA used to resolve murders in the UK – World first
On Jan. 23, 1988, Colin Pitchfork was convicted of murdering two girls in 1983 and 1986 in Narborough,…
