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In the process of genetic analysis of the microbial community of the swamp, American scientists discovered a new type of huge genetic element, probably capable of assimilating the genes of archaea. For this reason, they were named after the Borg civilization from the science fiction series Star Trek – Borg DNA.
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American geneticists analyzed 279 genomes of modern and 3 archaic people and found that the human genome is only 1.5-7 percent unique in relation to other hominins.
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Imagine finding out that you are a descendant of one of the greatest historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci.
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In one of the countless caves in Mexico, scientists were able to isolate DNA samples that belonged to extinct bear…
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Biologists have reconstructed the ancient DNA of three mammoths from the Siberian permafrost. The age of two specimens exceeds a…
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A new study offers unprecedented insight into the early inhabitants of the Caribbean. Researchers analyzed ancient DNA samples and came…
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A refreshed analysis of ancient DNA from the entire genome collected across five archaeological sites from 73 individuals has provided…
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Newly discovered East Asian Neolithic genomes have unveiled a missing piece of human prehistory, namely that population movement played an…
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According to a study published in Genome Biology, modern-day Africans conserve DNA from an unknown and extinct human species. With…
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Paleogeneticists analyzed sediment samples from the Georgian cave of Satsurbia and found ancient DNA fragments of a wolf, a bison, as well as a person who lived about 25 thousand years ago. The woman whose DNA was studied belonged to a completely unknown human population.
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Underwater archaeologists from Croatia have discovered a Neolithic settlement that existed more than six thousand years ago in the region…
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One of the leading questions about aliens is what will they be like when we meet them? That is, of…
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In June 2000, the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics Corporation announced the completion of work on the sequencing of…
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Russian biologists have isolated living bdelloid rotifers from about twenty-four thousand years old permafrost. Apparently, all this time, the tiny…
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Tardigrades live up to their name. These tiny creatures, most of which cannot be seen without a microscope or, in…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover will soon begin its quest to search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars but what…
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The genome of a modern human was deciphered, whose skull was found in the Zlatý Kun (“Golden Horse”) cave in…
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Research has revealed that the Arctic is in danger of losing its ice-covered regions. According to scientists, Earth’s northern polar…
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The Earth is constantly faced with threats of nuclear war, accelerated climate change, environmental poisoning, and natural disasters such as…
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Planetary scientists have confirmed the discovery of the solar system’s farthest object from the Sun today, scientifically designated 2018 AG37…
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A cave painting of a pig discovered in a karst cave on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia has been…
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Given the size of the universe, the odds are high that extraterrestrial life exists somewhere. Some scientists even estimate that…
