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Svante Paabo, father of paleogenetics: The reason for the Neanderthals' extinction lies in how numerous we've become'

Geneticist Svante Paabo demonstrated that DNA can be extracted from human fossils that are thousands of years old. His team was the first to sequence the complete genome of Neanderthals, our closest human relatives, and discovered that Homo Sapiens had sex and children with them. He also revealed the existence of a third, previously unknown human lineage, the Denisovans, thanks to genetic material extracted from a tiny bone of a girl who lived in a Siberian cave some 50,000 years ago.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Was prehistory a feminist paradise?

Prehistoric gender relations were diverse and variable; there was no universal abrupt shift from matriarchal to patriarchal systems.
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fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

His lab's ancient DNA studies are rewriting human history - Harvard Gazette

Federal cancellation of a $2.7 billion NIH grant to Harvard threatens continuation of David Reich's ancient DNA research and related projects.
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2 weeks ago

Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. - Harvard Gazette

Human populations result from repeated migrations and admixture, producing widespread mixing, movement, displacement, and reduced genetic diversity over time.
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fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: How bad are ultra-processed foods, really?

AI-enabled non-invasive BCIs improve control accuracy; ancient mammoths harbored host-associated microbes over one million years ago; Oceania faces imminent H5N1 risk to endangered birds.
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fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

How the Slavs Transformed Medieval Europe: Ancient DNA Reveals a New Story - Medievalists.net

Medieval Slavic expansion was primarily a large-scale migration from Eastern Europe (between the Dniester and Don), reshaping Europe's genetic and cultural landscape.
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1 month ago

Bacterial Community Discovered in Mouth of Ancient Mammoth

Ancient mammoth remains preserved microbial DNA, revealing diverse oral and bodily microorganisms, including pathogens related to those infecting modern African elephants.
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1 month ago
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A mammoth toothache: world's oldest bacterial DNA found in the mouths of mammoths

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A mammoth toothache: world's oldest bacterial DNA found in the mouths of mammoths

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1 month ago

Ancient DNA finally solves the mystery of the world's first pandemic

Genomic evidence from 1,500-year-old teeth in Jerash, Jordan confirms Yersinia pestis caused the Plague of Justinian.
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

How wild horses became ridable, according to ancient DNA

And while the history of the combustion engines that eventually replaced horses is well understood, precisely how and when our ancestors transformed wild animals into docile and rideable domestic companions has been debated, pieced together from studies of ancient teeth and bones. But a new study of ancient DNA sheds light on how modern horses came to be, pinpointing key genetic changes that shaped their bodies and behavior, helping make the wild animals more docile and rideable.
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4 months ago
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Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans

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Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans

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fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Medieval Finland's Sibling Connection Revealed by DNA - Medievalists.net

A brother-sister connection between medieval individuals in Finland has been revealed through ancient DNA analysis.
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1 month ago

Early Medieval Caucasus Was a Crossroads of Peoples, DNA Study Finds - Medievalists.net

Southern Caucasus retained a stable local gene pool during the early medieval period despite political changes and cultural influences.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Funding cuts upend projects piecing together saga of human history - Harvard Gazette

Loss of federal research grants threatens advances in ancient DNA science.
fromNature
2 months ago

The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature

Pathogens have been a constant threat to human health throughout our evolutionary history. Infectious diseases are estimated to have been responsible for more than half of all children deaths before age 15.
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fromNature
2 months ago

Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases

Agriculture increased infectious disease exposure in humans, with animal pathogens emerging 6,500 years ago.
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fromNature
3 months ago

Daily briefing: The first full ancient Egyptian human genome sequence

First full human genome from ancient Egypt was sequenced from 4,800-year-old teeth.
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fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

What 4,000-year-old DNA revealed about how ancient societies interacted

The oldest complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man has been sequenced, revealing insights into ancestry and population intermixing.
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5 months ago

What Ancient DNA Reveals About the Medieval Population of the Low Countries - Medievalists.net

The genetic makeup of today's Dutch population has remained stable over 1,300 years, with minimal changes in paternal lineages.
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fromArs Technica
5 months ago

DNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon people

Modern Picuris Pueblo residents are genetically linked to the ancient Chaco culture, reinforcing their historical narratives.
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