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An international team of scientists led by geneticists and disease biologists from the University of Oxford and LMU Munich have used ancient DNA to trace the evolution of Marek's Disease Virus (MDV).

Species throughout the animal kingdom feature vital interfaces between the outermost layers of their bodies and the environment. Intricate microscopic structures are known to assemble in matrix patterns.

A new study has validated the use of a new system that can detect any virus that could potentially infect humans, bringing it one step closer to use in viral surveillance and diagnosis.

Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.

Scientists have used octopus DNA to discover that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) likely collapsed during the Last Interglacial period around 120,000 years ago – when global temperatures were similar to today.

A newly developed tool enables researchers to identify prehistoric and historic individuals' relatives up to the sixth degree, such as second to third cousins.

A newly identified protein helps poison dart frogs accumulate and store a potent toxin in their skin which they use for self-defence against predators.

Scientists have engineered bacteria to make a key ingredient of plastics and a carotenoid used in pharmaceuticals simultaneously, from an underutilized plant fiber.

A new technique to clone and reassemble DNA, dubbed CReATiNG, could simplify and lower the cost of making synthetic chromosomes. Potential applications are numerous, including pharmaceutical production, biofuel generation, and cancer therapies.

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold.