New automated Ionic® Tissue to Pure DNA Kit recovers more than three times the amount of high-quality nucleic acid from limited samples compared to leading column-based products PLEASANTON, ...

Researchers have developed a new method to prepare bone powder for ancient DNA extraction. The method outperformed previous techniques of decontaminating ancient bones. Researchers from Max Planck ...

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...

In a recent study published in the Nature Journal, researchers described a new method to safely release deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) trapped inside the ancient tooth and bone artifacts, which was used ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

DNA extraction is a very important part of medical science; it helps us study the genetics of new diseases and scientists can then make diagnostics and drugs to fight against them. This experiment can ...

Vlad III Dracula, popularly known in history as Vlad The Impaler, is said to be the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's infamous vampire Dracula. Born Vlad Tepes, the Transylvanian came be known for his ...