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Ancient DNA is DNA that is isolated from ancient specimens. Due to degradation processes, ancient DNA is more degraded in comparison with contemporary genetic material. Credit: Shutterstock
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APR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Both Geneticists and Archaeologists at the University of Huddersfield have joined together to further research regarding ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mapping your family tree can be a fun way to learn more about our history. Researchers have done that on a much bigger s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Essentially this discovery is akin to discovering amber preserved insects from the age of the dinosaurs. It is just a bi ...Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l ...Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2021Plants & Animals
African lungfish are incredible animals that survive in freshwater or on land. Research on lungfish has taught us more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Honeybees have a long history in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians harvested honey from wild bees thousands of years ago, and bee ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The Silk Road has long been known as a trade route that connected different cultures, and one area now known as the Xinj ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The Etruscans lived in what is now Italy from about 800 BCE to the first century CE. Their language is now gone...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While this research has provided some answers, it also raised many new questions. An image by Atish Waghwase/Harney et a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Palaeoarchaeologists, human geographers, and other scientists have sought to understand the evolution of humans, their c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2021Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 08, 2021Plants & Animals
New research sheds insight into the evolution of the human pelvis by using macaque hybrid models.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 07, 2021Plants & Animals
New research suggests that all modern dogs are descended from the same 23,000-year-old Siberian ancestorWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The Wallacean Islands served as stepping stones for the first modern humans as they migrated from Eurasia to Oceania, pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Archeological digs have told us a lot about human history, but genetic tools have been able to fill in some of the gaps ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are everywhere, including our guts and mouths. Researchers are learnings more about the history of the human mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Both Geneticists and Archaeologists at the University of Huddersfield have joined together to further research regarding
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mapping your family tree can be a fun way to learn more about our history. Researchers have done that on a much bigger s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Essentially this discovery is akin to discovering amber preserved insects from the age of the dinosaurs. It is just a bi
...
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l
...
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
African lungfish are incredible animals that survive in freshwater or on land. Research on lungfish has taught us more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Honeybees have a long history in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians harvested honey from wild bees thousands of years ago, and bee
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The Silk Road has long been known as a trade route that connected different cultures, and one area now known as the Xinj
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The Etruscans lived in what is now Italy from about 800 BCE to the first century CE. Their language is now gone...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While this research has provided some answers, it also raised many new questions. An image by Atish Waghwase/Harney et a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Palaeoarchaeologists, human geographers, and other scientists have sought to understand the evolution of humans, their c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2021
Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research sheds insight into the evolution of the human pelvis by using macaque hybrid models.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that all modern dogs are descended from the same 23,000-year-old Siberian ancestor
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The Wallacean Islands served as stepping stones for the first modern humans as they migrated from Eurasia to Oceania, pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Archeological digs have told us a lot about human history, but genetic tools have been able to fill in some of the gaps
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are everywhere, including our guts and mouths. Researchers are learnings more about the history of the human mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch