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A 1,600-Year-Old Baby Had a Single Eye Socket. Ancient DNA Finally Revealed Why
Ancient DNA from a 1,600-year-old infant skull found in Peru revealed the baby had cyclopia caused by an extra copy of chromosome 13.
Ancient Dna
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We used ancient DNA to track the origins and spread of the Germanic and Celtic languages
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Tracing the spread of Celtic languages using ancient genomics
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Ancient DNA in the Neanderthal Mirror
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A woman buried in a French cave around 30,000 years ago carried DNA linked to people in eastern Europe; n
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Scientists Recovered 22,000-Year-Old Human DNA From Cave Dirt
Researchers have successfully recovered 22,000-year-old human DNA directly from cave soil, revealing unexpected prehistoric connections across Europe.
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What Happened to the Neanderthals?
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What Happened to the Neanderthals?
Scientific discussions examine why Homo sapiens remain the sole surviving human species while Neanderthals and others vanished.
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Ancient DNA shows Ice Age Europeans stayed connected across long distances
Ancient DNA from a French cave reveals that Stone Age Europeans maintained vast genetic connections across long distances.
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Paleolithic human DNA reveals east-west connections across Ice Age Europe
Paleolithic human DNA discoveries reveal unexpected east-west connections and long-distance travel across Ice Age Europe.
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Ancient DNA challenges theories about when humans first reached North America
Recent archaeological findings indicate fossil footprint preservation relies heavily on environmental factors rather than population density.
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Early humans in America endured climate chaos
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Ancient DNA suggests humans reached America far earlier than previously thought
Recent scientific research involving ancient DNA indicates human arrival in the Americas occurred much earlier than previously assumed.
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DNA Puts Humans in the Americas at the Height of the Last Ice Age, but the Debate Isn't Over
Ancient DNA findings indicate human presence in the Americas during the height of the last Ice Age.
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Ancient DNA evidence narrows down when people first reached the Americas
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The ancestors of today's Indigenous people arrived in the Americas during the coldest part of the last ice age, study suggests
Genetic data indicates the ancestors of today's Indigenous Americans arrived during the coldest part of the last ice age.
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New Study: DNA From Wyoming's Prehistoric Cat Could Save Cheetahs, Lions, Tigers
Ancient DNA from a prehistoric cat found in Wyoming reveals it was not a true cheetah, offering new insights for the conservation of modern big cats.
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Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
Ancient DNA recovered from a prehistoric cat in Wyoming may provide critical genetic insights to aid the conservation of modern cheetahs, lions, and tigers.
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Not a cheetah: Ancient DNA reveals the surprising Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New ancient DNA analysis reveals the 'American cheetah' was not actually a cheetah and survived in the Arctic Yukon.
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Chilean Mummies Yield First Genetic Proof Europeans Brought Smallpox to Americas
Genetic analysis of Chilean mummies provides the first scientific proof that European colonists introduced smallpox to the Americas.
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Female mammoths were cavemen’s preferred prey
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Mummy DNA Shows Americas Can Thank Colonists for Smallpox
New genetic analysis of Chilean mummies provides a direct link between European colonization and the spread of smallpox in the Americas.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Woolly Mammoth With A Sex Chromosome Combination Never Before Seen In An Extinct Species
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DNA cracks centuries-old murder mystery involving one of history's most famous families
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Ancient DNA Finally Solves a 16th-Century Murder Mystery
Advanced ancient DNA analysis has finally revealed the truth behind the sudden death of the head of the Medici family after 440 years.
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Scientists show that DNA can last for up to 50,000 years in Africa
Researchers have discovered 50,000-year-old DNA from a South African antelope, challenging previous assumptions about genetic preservation in Africa.
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Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers
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Human DNA over 2,000 years old found in caves in Spain and Portugal
Researchers have discovered human DNA over 2,000 years old preserved on cave walls and art in Spain and Portugal for the first time.
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Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe
New ancient DNA analysis reveals that the last Neanderthals in northwestern Europe were more genetically diverse and connected than previously thought.
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Oldest evidence of a plague outbreak found in prehistoric graves, rewriting the disease’s history
Ancient DNA from Siberia reveals a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago, pushing back the known history of the disease by four millennia.
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A Deadly Outbreak of Plague, Nearly 5,000 Years Before the Black Death
Ancient DNA analysis identifies a plague outbreak dating back 5,500 years, predating the Black Death by nearly five millennia.