Tag: DNA
First DNA Extracted from Modern, Ancient and Fossil Tropical Shells
In Wonderland, Alice drank a potion to shrink herself. In nature, some animal species shrink to escape the attention of human hunters, a process that takes from decades to millennia.
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.
Discovery Boosts Theory That Life on Earth Arose From RNA-DNA Mix
Chemists at Scripps Research have made a discovery that supports a surprising new view of how life originated on our planet.
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.
Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Mariana Islanders Ancestry
To reach the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific, humans crossed more than 2,000 kilometres of open ocean, and around 2,000 years earlier than any other sea travel over an equally long distance.
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.