On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port city of Genoa would be maintained for his family "because from it I came and ...
This process uncovered the DNA of two animals: orcas, also known as killer whales, and broadnose sevengill sharks. Orca DNA was linked to the largest bite wound, found in the center of the shark, ...
My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might reveal. As it turned out, that DNA reveal sparked a fairly long and painful ...