Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine it does about your family tree.
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Beyond the tombs and riches, life in ancient Egypt wasn’t so luxurious, after all.
After sifting through DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, we have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations.
Genetic analysis reveals one of the teenagers probably had advanced gum disease.
Dogs have lived with Indigenous Americans since before they came to the continent together 10,000 years ago. A new analysis reveals the lineage of one 1800s ‘woolly dog’ from the Pacific Northwest.
Maui officials have asked relatives to provide DNA samples to help identify victims of the Lahaina wildfires. Time and exposure to the elements, however, can make DNA retrieval from remains difficult.
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
Ancient DNA from Ukraine uncovers the earliest evidence of the arrival of the ‘steppe ancestry’ – the last piece of the modern Western European genetic puzzle.
Ancient microbes likely produced natural products their descendants today do not. Tapping into this lost chemical diversity could offer a potential source of new drugs.
A way to recover the owner’s DNA from ancient artefacts will help archaeologists understand past societies in more detail than ever before.
Scientists had figured a fossil found in Spain more than a century ago was from a Neandertal. But a new analysis suggests it could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens.
The first ancient DNA sequences from peoples of the medieval Swahili civilization push aside colonialist stories and reveal genetic connections from the past.
DNA analysis reveals a large migration of people into Scandinavia during Viking times.
Humanity carries traces of other populations in our DNA – and a new study shows how one of these ancestors has influenced the immune systems of modern Papuans.
DNA frozen for 2 million years paints a picture of an extinct ecosystem.
A German town needed to relocate a medieval graveyard to build a parking garage. A positive side effect: Scientists got to sequence the DNA of Ashkenazi Jews who lived more than 600 years ago.
Ancient DNA from Neanderthal fossils in southern Siberia reveals a small community with close family ties – including a father and his teenage daughter.
Deep in the oceans dwell creatures that can evade many of the evolutionary drivers of life on land – and they remain seemingly unchanged through time.
Ancient DNA helps reveal the tangled branches of the human family tree. Not only did our ancestors live alongside other human species, they mated with them, too.
Thousands of ancient genomes have been sequenced to date. A Nobel Prize highlights tremendous opportunities for aDNA, as well as challenges related to rapid growth, equity and misinformation.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
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Assistant Curator of Human Evolution., University of Alberta
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Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Research scientist, Griffith University
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Professor in Molecular Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
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Professor of Genetics and of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Population and Statistical Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Swansea University
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DPhil Student, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Otago
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PhD Student, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah
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Senior Lecturer (Archaeology), University of Glasgow
