Sequencing DNA from those who lived long ago Ancient DNA is a new and rapidly growing field, with a Nobel Prize awarded in ...

The skeletal remains could help scientists unearth some of the mysteries around Viking DNA, and provide new answers about this centuries-old civilization. The skeletons were reportedly preserved ...

Experts hope to conduct DNA analyses and possibly reconstruct detailed life histories, as well as looking into social patterns in Viking Age, such as kinship, migration patterns and more.

Viking invasions made a lasting impression on the DNA map of Ireland, according to a massive study carried out by Trinity College Dublin. In their study "Insular Celtic population structure and ...

A cold drizzle falls as we shiver in the streets, waiting for the Viking lord and his band of ... with advanced technology—from satellite imagery to DNA studies and isotope analysis ...

Your support makes all the difference. Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a mysterious Viking Age burial ground with graves shaped like stone ships. As many as 139 of these graves have been ...

Each of these things — along with every other organism on Earth — contains the molecular instructions for life, called deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. Encoded within this DNA are the directions ...

Testing your DNA is easier than ever with an abundance of at-home DNA tests on the market. All you need to do is provide a simple DNA sample to learn more about your heritage and family history.

Researchers can insert DNA fragments or genes into a plasmid vector, creating a so-called recombinant plasmid. This plasmid can be introduced into a bacterium by way of the process called ...