Ancient DNA reveals that some inhabitants of Machu Picchu came from far away
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Deciphering the residents of the ‘Lost City of the Incas’ at its zenith, a recent study in Science Advances has…
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New DNA Study Unravels the Mystery of Pictish Ancestry
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The enigmatic Picts of Scotland, who have long been ascribed exotic origins, were in fact descendants of indigenous Iron Age…
Ancient DNA reveals the origin of the first nomadic empire
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DNA Evidence Sheds Light on First Nomadic Empire’s Multiethnic Origins The Xiongnu: A Diverse Empire Spanning Continents Two millennia ago,…
Scientists Create Mammoth Meatballs from DNA samples; Would you Eat it?
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Reviving Extinct Flavors: A Step Toward Climate-Friendly Meat Alternatives The project aims to showcase the potential of cell-grown meat without…
DNA Study Finds an Ancient Human Population That Mysteriously Disappeared
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DNA studies can help scientists retrace the footsteps of our ancestors and find out how populations migrated across the planet….
Oldest DNA in the world breaks record by a million years
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DNA dated at two million years old has been discovered for the first time, breaking the million-year record and marking…
Sediments Acquired from Antarctica Reveals One-Million-Year-Old DNA
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Understanding the past climate of our planet is of great importance if we are to understand how natural climatological cycles…
Chinese Scientists Successfully Store Ancient Grotto Mural Images in DNA
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What does DNA have in common with a USB? You would probably say nothing at all. An organism’s genetic information…
DNA Tests Reveal Unexpected Origin of World’s First Farmers
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The evolution of humankind is complex and full of mystery. While it is claimed that around 10,000 years ago, there…
Ancient DNA Puts Native American Origins in Southern China
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Researchers have sequenced the genomes of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China for the first time….
DNA Helps Solve Mystery of Ancient Mummies Buried in Boats in Chinese Desert
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Paleogenetics investigated 18 ancient genomes of the inhabitants of Xinjiang (about 3000-1700 BC) and found out the origin of the…
Scientists Say Finding Dinosaur DNA Not Impossible
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Chinese paleontologists have announced the discovery of a cell nucleus containing chromatin in the fossilized cartilage of the Early Cretaceous…
Researchers Find “Borg DNA” Capable of Assimilating Genes
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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.
Only 7% of our DNA is Unique to Modern Humans
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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.
Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA Helped Scientists Find 14 Living Male Descendants
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Imagine finding out that you are a descendant of one of the greatest historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci.
How Ancient DNA Sheds Light On the Origin of the Biblical Canaanite Civilization
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A comprehensive study of ancient DNA offers an intriguing window into the past, illuminating the heritage of the Canaanites, an…
3 Things Scientists Found From Studying Ancient DNA of Neolithic East Asians
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Newly discovered East Asian Neolithic genomes have unveiled a missing piece of human prehistory, namely that population movement played an…
Modern-day Africans Conserve DNA from Unknown Extinct Human Species
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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…
VIDEO: Mystery of the Deep: Enigmatic Golden Orb Baffles Ocean Experts
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In the pitch-black waters, about two miles below the surface off Alaska’s coast, a remotely operated vehicle from NOAA’s Ocean…
Researchers Uncover Evolutionary Genetics Embedded with “Pure Math”
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n an astounding convergence of the abstract and the tangible, a dynamic team of researchers has stumbled upon a profound…
2,900-Year-Old Neo-Assyrian Clay Brick Offers Glimpse into Ancient Plant Life
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Unearthing secrets from the past, researchers have extracted ancient DNA from a nearly 3-millennium-old brick, showcasing a fascinating array of…
Mercury Bound: BepiColombo Mission’s Spectacular Photographs
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The joint ESA/JAXA mission, BepiColombo, completed its third of six gravity-assist flybys around Mercury, capturing striking images of a recently…