Authorities in Suffolk County on New York’s Long Island are applying microbial DNA testing to identify an unidentified Asian ...

The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de ...

Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said microbial DNA analysis might be useful in getting a more precise time of death for ...

No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in ...

DNA technology used in the Gilgo Beach serial murder case could solve the decades-old mystery of "Asian Doe," whose body remains unidentified.

Common ocean bacteria struggle to divide when conditions change, reshaping how warming seas affect ecosystems.

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By ...

Sequencing mammoth DNA has already helped scientists map out how these Ice Age giants evolved, migrated, and survived. But there's a hidden layer of history still waiting to be decoded – the microbes ...

Colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial ‘fingerprint’ – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...

Scientists may have found a new way to spot early signs of obesity, which could lead to novel prevention strategies. A study ...