Advances such as Givaudan’s upcoming acid stable blue are proving that ancient techniques can be used in new ways to create vibrant colors that perform well in application. Biotechnology has ...

said the breeding of kungas was really “early bioengineering” that developed into a kind of ancient biotech industry. Like mules, which are hybrids between horses and donkeys, and which were ...

aDNA was amplified by two-step PCR. Briefly, 2 μl of ancient sample were added to a 20 μl PCR in SuperTaq buffer (HT Biotech) with 1 μM primers, 2 μM dNTPs and 0.5 U of SuperTaq or blend and ...

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment.

The researchers, based at the University of Chicago Medicine, also describe how this ancient remedy, widely used in Asia for centuries, protects the heart. They found the compound activates SIRT3 ...