Neanderthals’ Faecal Sediments Reveals How Gut Microbiota Benefits Our Health
Neanderthals'' gut microbiota already included some beneficial micro-organisms that are also found in our own intestine.
Ancient DNA Analysis Reveals Asian Migration and Plague
Northeastern Asia has a complex history of migrations and plague outbursts. That is the essence of an international archaeogenetic study published in Science Advances and lead from the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University.
The ABCs of Species Evolution
Almost four decades of research have led scientists at Japan's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) to propose that a family of transporter proteins has played an important role in species evolution.
Ancient DNA Retells Story of Caribbean’s First People
The history of the Caribbean's original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of archaeological work with advancements in genetic technology.
Researchers Track and Analyze Smallpox Epidemics Over Three Centuries
Researchers from McMaster University have studied and analyzed thousands of weekly records documenting the deaths of smallpox victims in London, England over the span of nearly 300 years.
The Impact of Neandertal DNA on Human Health
A researcher at the University of Tartu described new associations between Neandertal DNA and autoimmune diseases, prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes.
New Research Traces the Origins of Trench Fever
First observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I.
Scientists Find Medieval Plague Outbreaks Picked up Speed Over 300 Years
McMaster University researchers who analyzed thousands of documents covering a 300-year span of plague outbreaks in London, England, have estimated that the disease spread four times faster in the 17th century than it had in the 14th century.
Evolution Y Chromosome in Great Apes Deciphered
New analysis of the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y chromosomes from all living species of the great ape family helps to clarify our understanding of how this enigmatic chromosome evolved.
New Research Proves the Feasibility of Retrieving Bacterial DNA From Ancient Latrines
New study demonstrates methods of ancient bacterial detection, pioneered in studies of past epidemics, to characterize the microbial diversity of ancient gut contents from two medieval latrines.
Archaeology Uncovers Infectious Disease Spread – 4000 Years Ago
New bioarchaeology research from a University of Otago PhD candidate has shown how infectious diseases may have spread 4000 years ago, while highlighting the dangers of letting such diseases run rife.
Viking DNA Research Yields Unexpected Information About Who They Were
In the popular imagination, Vikings were fearsome blonde-haired warriors from Scandinavia who used longboats to carry out raids across Europe in a brief but bloody reign of terror.
A 48,000 Years Old Tooth Belonging to one of the Last Neanderthals in Northern Italy
A milk-tooth found in the vicinity of "Riparo del Broion" on the Berici Hills in the Veneto region bears evidence of one of the last Neanderthals in Italy.
The Oldest Neanderthal DNA of Central-Eastern Europe
Around 100,000 years ago, the climate worsened abruptly and the environment of Central-Eastern Europe shifted from forested to open steppe/taiga habitat, promoting the dispersal of wooly mammoth, wooly rhino and other cold adapted species from the Arctic.
A 400-Year-Old Chamois Serves as Model for Research on Ice Mummies
In mummified specimens, DNA has often degraded and is present only in minimal amounts.
