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From eggshell, recreate the extinct genome
The process of genotyping an extinct bird has made great progress after Australian scientists on March 10 said they isolated DNA from the fossilized eggshell of the bird.
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Collect genetic samples of Cao Cao's descendants
Chinese anthropologists will collect DNA samples from people who may be descendants of Cao Cao to prove their identity as a tomb in Ha Nam.
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The British gene is associated with Iraqis and Syrians
A recent study shows that more than 10,000 years ago most British were descendants of farmers migrating from Iraq and Syria.
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Charles Darwin's ancestors were originally from Africa
The evolutionary father Charles Darwin could never have imagined that DNA technology could help determine his ancestors' origins tens of thousands of years ago.
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Scandinavian people today are descendants of Stone Age migrants
Today's Scandinavians are not descended from the last ice age migrants, but they come from a group of people who come here later to bring agricultural production.
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Stone grouper re-structure the genome
Researchers have discovered that seabass grouper originating from non-jawed fish that appeared 500 million years ago suddenly re-structure their genome.
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Finding the remains of astronomer Copernicus
Polish archaeologists found Corpernicus's grave in a Christian church since 2005 ...
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King Tutankhamun may have a daughter
Egyptian scientists are examining the DNA of two embalmed fetuses found in Tutankhamun's tomb to find out if they are children of the young emperor.
Archeology
Move 3 Egyptian mummies to check DNA
The Egyptian government recently announced that three mummies have been transferred from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for extensive r…
Archeology
The study of fine-haired mammoth gene changes the theory of evolution
A major genetic study of the recently extinct woolly mammoth reveals that they are not a homogenous large group and do not have the same high genetic diversity as previo…
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Arab genes in the Iron Age tomb of Denmark
An ancient Danish with an Arab gene group - part of a DNA study - shows that Scandinavian people 2,000 years ago are more genetically diverse today.
Archeology
Ancient plant compounds discovered in salt walls of waste treatment sites
It has just been discovered that cellulose dating back 253 million years along with some perhaps ancient DNA samples in salt crystals under a ground of nuclear waste in…
Archeology
Neandertal people have dark hair
Neandertal people may have the appearance of modern humans, especially Europeans. DNA analyzes show that some Neandertal people have dark hair and pale skin.
Archeology
Residents of the South Pacific region originated from Vietnam?
Scientists from Durham University and Oxford University (UK) have studied the DNA of wild boar and hog pigs in the South Pacific and raised new hypotheses about the orig…