Using five locks of hair, scientists have sequenced the genome of one of history's greatest musical composers - Ludwig van Beethoven - nearly two centuries after his death, gaining insight into his ...

“[Beethoven's] illnesses sometimes very much limited his creative work, and for physicians, it has always been a mystery what was really behind it,” said one of the researchers who examined the locks ...

Scientists are reporting they have a new way to get genetic information from animals that have long been extinct. They extract DNA from an animal's hair. Using the technique, researchers were able to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him.

In this video I show you how to extract DNA! Then I eat it just to see what it tastes like! I take the DNA out of ...

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...