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Researchers have found a group of people named the Jomon who have almost no Denisovan DNA, and they’re trying to figure out why
Our ancestors really seemed to get around.
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Ancient DNA exposes virus that hacked its way into human genes
Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that ...
From a 5,500-year-old human shin bone, scientists have discovered a close cousin of the pathogen that causes syphilis, ...
A 5,500-year-old skeleton from Colombia has revealed the oldest known genome of the bacterium linked to syphilis and related ...
A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. When early modern humans encountered Neanderthals and Denisovans, these archaic humans contributed DNA to our genomes. But how many archaic human ...
When Matthias Meyer began studying the ancient DNA in the 400,000 year old fossils he found in the Sima de los Huesos, or Pit of Bones cave, deep beneath the Atapuerca mountains in Spain, he was ...
Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years. Some people inherited the ...
Cutting-edge genetics research reveals a startling legacy embedded in our DNA.
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