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A clone of the clone of the Newton apple tree, present day.
Washington, D.C.

NIST Newton Apple Tree

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
The DNA the students collect can be used to search for invasive species and serve as a baseline for future work.
genetics

The Teen Detectives Using DNA to Stalk Invasive Fish

Aquatic forensics might help target eradication efforts before things get out of control.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 7, 2017
A 1950s-era drawing of mountain climbers in the Himalayas spotting a Yeti in the distance.
cryptozoology

DNA Says 'Yeti' Evidence Comes From Bears, But Will Believers Be Convinced?

One expert sees the value in maintaining a little mystery.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 30, 2017
An Amish buggy.
genetics

The Indiana Amish Are Blessed With a Genetic Fountain of Youth

The mutation confers longer life, but comes with a caveat.
Natasha Frost November 16, 2017
<em>Vitis vinifera vinifera</em>, the domesticated grape. A good idea is a good idea.
science

Scientists Look to the Grape Genome for Clues About Its Past

Domestication turned out pretty well for grapes, and for us.
Kelsey Kennedy October 20, 2017
These apples all have the same parents.
genetics

Every Apple You Eat Took Years and Years to Make

"Feel free to spit."
Sarah Laskow October 20, 2017
Stomach cells are just one of about 170 different types found in the human body.
science

Scientists Have Found Some of the Genes That Make Us So Complex

The root difference between us and worms.
Kelsey Kennedy October 11, 2017
Hello, durian.
genetics

Found: The Cause of Durian’s Oh-So-Unique Smell

The fruit's genes work overtime to pump out sulphuric compounds.
Sarah Laskow October 10, 2017
Ball's Pyramid.
science

Scientists Want to Make Sure They're Breeding the Right Giant Stick Insects

DNA says that even though they look different, the bugs from two different islands are one and the same.
Kelsey Kennedy October 6, 2017
Is Mother Nature's ultimate storage device the future of digital music?
science

Which Two Songs Are the First to Be Encoded Into the Fabric of Life?

Advances in synthetic DNA are offering a way to preserve music forever, like a fly in amber.
Natasha Frost September 29, 2017
Yams for sale at a market.
science

Scientists Have a New Tool for Improving Food Security in West Africa

The white Guinea yam's genome could help researchers make a staple crop hardier.
Kelsey Kennedy September 25, 2017
aquariums

A Rare Yellow Lobster Joins a Boston Aquarium's Lobster Rainbow

Many genetic mutations, together in one place.
Kelsey Kennedy September 1, 2017
Male (top) and female (bottom) sunburst cerulean-satyr butterflies are finally considered one species.
science

DNA Barcoding Shows That Two Butterfly Species Are One and the Same

They're an extreme case of sexual dimorphism.
Kelsey Kennedy July 28, 2017
One of the skeletons whose DNA contributed to the study.
genetics

Found: The DNA of Ancient Canaanites

What really happened to this Biblical people?
Sarah Laskow July 28, 2017
A skull found in Zambia of an archaic Homo sapiens.
genetics

Found: A Hint of Humans’ Connection to an Ancient ‘Ghost Species’

An unusual gene shows humans interbred with a mysterious species 150,000 years ago.
Sarah Laskow July 24, 2017
Dinner for an <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito.
science

A Fungus Is the Newest Weapon in the War on Mosquitoes

It's armed with spider and scorpion neurotoxins—but it only affects bloodsuckers.
Kelsey Kennedy June 14, 2017
A biofilm with bacteria and amoeba found in untreated stream water.
science

Low Gravity Can Create Mutant Bacterial Slime

Attention, space travelers.
Kelsey Kennedy June 5, 2017
M.C. Escher, by <em>E. coli</em>.
science

These Images Were Made With E. Coli Bacteria

They take 18 hours to develop (grow).
Kelsey Kennedy May 23, 2017