Ancient DNA from an Egyptian genome has been sequenced for the first time, revealing genetic links to the Fertile Crescent.
Traces of the unknown new genome were detected in two teeth and a finger bone of a Denisovan, which was discovered in a Siberian cave. There is not much data available about the appearance of ...
Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...
Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...
The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...
A research team reconstructed the genome of an extinct horse species through an open-air extraction at the archaeological ...