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Ancient Egyptian mummies give up the last of their secrets
Our group together with an international team of scientists successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BC to 400 AD, establishing ancient Egyptian mummies as a reliable source for genetic material to study the ancient past. The study, published... click to read more
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Reading time 3.5 min
published on May 15, 2018
The ancient origin of some modern Asian populations revealed by ancient DNA
The origin and the evolution of today's diverse populations is a complex process to study and clarify. Nevertheless, the recovery of genetic material from old remains such as bones, the so-called ancient DNA (aDNA), adds a new important source of information. aDNA can provide information on... click to read more
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Reading time 3 min
published on Apr 25, 2018
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