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Ancestry DNA kit deals 2022: Learn about your origins
By Jonathan Gordon published
Deal AncestryDNA may be the perfect holiday present. And right now, Amazon is selling the kit for $49.00, which is 51% off the normal list price.

Dog DNA tests: How accurate are they, and what can you learn?
By Cameron Duke published
Reference Of the many dog DNA tests on the market, which one is right for you and your pet? How do they work, are they accurate, and what can you learn?

Natural selection has been acting on hundreds of human genes in the last 3,000 years
By Stephanie Pappas published
Natural selection has been acting on more than 700 human genes over the last 3,000 years, perhaps contributing to the persistence of disorders like inflammatory bowel disease.

1st drug to treat genetic cause of dwarfism approved by FDA
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The drug is designed to stimulate bone growth and increase height in affected children.

Why don't people have tails?
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists recently found that a so-called jumping gene may have jumped ship millions of years ago, and taken our tails with it.

How accurate are DNA tests?
By Timothy Williamson published
Reference Exactly how accurate are DNA tests, and how much can your genetic data really reveal about you? To find out, we asked a molecular biologist.

Newly named human species may be the direct ancestor of modern humans
By Charles Q. Choi published
Homo bodoensis is named after a 600,000-year-old skull found in Bodo D'ar, Ethiopia, in 1976.

Great-grandson of iconic Native American leader Sitting Bull confirmed by DNA analysis
By Harry Baker published
A new study which analyzed the DNA in a hair sample from iconic Native American leader Sitting Bull has confirmed the identity of his great-grandson.
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