What Really Happened to Napoleon’s Army in 1812?
Cold and disease tore into Napoleon’s army in the retreat from Russia. DNA research tells us more about the pathogens soldiers encountered.
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New Evidence on the History of Leprosy in America
Leprosy in America was long thought to originate exclusively from European colonization, but its origins go deeper.
What Conditioned First Human Migrations?
Environmental conditions influenced the time and space of the first human migrations according to archaeological, genetic, and climatic data.
Epigenetics of Offspring Influenced by Parents’ Diets
What parents eat impact their children. The diets of parents affect how their children’s genes work in a process called epigenetics.
Proof of Evolution Is in Your DNA
Another great video from our friend Dr. Joe Hanson and the team behind the video series It’s Okay to Be…
Did Life On Earth Start as an RNA World?
To understand how life began, we must look far back in time. Back to a time when RNA, not DNA, might have been the building block of life.
Virus DNA in Humans: What’s in Your Genes?
We all carry remnants of DNA from viruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago. In fact, all mammals…