Genetic Research

Neanderthals Inherited At Least 6% Of Their Genome From A Now-Extinct Lineage Of Early Modern Humans

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Neanderthals

Neanderthals Inherited At Least 6% Of Their Genome From A Now-Extinct Lineage Of Early Modern Humans Modern humans migrated to Eurasia 75,000 years ago, where they encountered and interbred with Neanderthals. A new study published in the journal Current Biology shows that at this time Neanderthals were already carrying human DNA from a much older encounter with … Read more

Vast DNA Analysis of Hundreds of Vikings Reveals They Weren’t Who We Thought

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Vikings DNA Analysis

Vast DNA Analysis of Hundreds of Vikings Reveals They Weren’t Who We Thought A fascinating DNA study of more than 400 Viking skeletons has just re-written history. Today we know with certainty some Vikings were not those who we previously thought. Scientists have examined skeletons scattered across Europe and Greenland and cutting-edge DNA sequencing sheds new light … Read more