DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on ...

We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what’s it telling us?

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of ...

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.
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Scientists analyzing ancient DNA in Colombia found something unexpected — A 6,000-year-old genome with no descendants today

Scientists from the University of Colombia have found an ancient "ghost" DNA genome that existed in South America over 6,000 years ago but vanished.
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Millions of genetic switches discovered that shaped plant evolution

More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

23andMe Introduces Reconstructed Ancestors a First-of-Its-Kind DNA Discovery Tool

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 23andMe , a leading consumer genetics and research organization and nonprofit affiliate ...