Ancient DNA

Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.

Ancient DNA reveals genetic roots of multiple sclerosis and ... - CNN

DNA recovered from the bones of ancient Europeans is shedding light on the genetic origins of the debilitating disease multiple sclerosis.

Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic - Oxbow Books

The current paradigm-changing ancient DNA revolution is offering unparalleled insights into central problems within archaeology relating to the movement of ...

Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) - The University of Adelaide

Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD). The Australian Centre for Ancient DNA provides international standard facilities for ancient DNA ...

McMaster Ancient DNA Centre

About Us. The McMaster Ancient DNA Centre approaches a wide range of evolutionary and molecular biological questions using DNA and proteins from archaeological, ...

Ancient DNA Research - IKMB

By analysing ancient DNA (aDNA), we trace evolutionary changes through time, practically watching as they are happening. Our focus is primarily on the evolution ...

Ancient DNA Reveals Neanderthal Group Was Isolated for 50,000 ...

A new study, based on the remains of a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin, is shaking up what archaeologists long thought about these early humans ...

It's boom times in ancient DNA research : Short Wave - NPR

Research into very, very old DNA has made huge leaps forward over the last two decades. That has allowed scientists like Beth Shapiro to ...

Ancient DNA Analysis Unravels the Early Peopling of South America

The work provides the most complete genetic evidence to date for complex ancient Central and South American migration routes.

World's Oldest DNA Discovered, Revealing Ancient Arctic Forest Full ...

Two-million-year-old DNA, the world's oldest, reveals that mastodons once roamed forests in Greenland's far northern reaches.

Oldest DNA from South Africa decoded to date

Fewer than two dozen ancient genomes have been recovered from southern Africa - specifically Botswana, South Africa and Zambia - which has some of the world's ...

Ancient DNA shows people with certain genes were more likely to ...

A new study examined ancient DNA samples from the bones of over 200 individuals from London and Denmark who died before, during, and after the Black Death ...

Fossil DNA: on the trail of human evolution - Polytechnique Insights

Ancient (or fossil) DNA is the key to accessing the genetic information of our ancestors. This tool is used by palaeogenomics.

Ancient DNA Lab | The Pathogen & Microbiome Institute - in.nau.edu

The Ancient DNA Lab provides support for researchers working with ancient, historical, forensic, or other sensitive (low DNA quantity/quality) genetic ...

Ancient DNA from South Africa rock shelter reveals the same human ...

Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.

Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early humans lived ...

A new analysis of human remains buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, ...

New research with ancient human DNA shows the origins of MS risk ...

New research with ancient human DNA shows the origins of MS risk genes ... An international collaboration of researchers has shown genes linked to ...

Ancient DNA Tells Tales of Humans' Migratory History - HHMI

But the startling revelation from the ancient DNA was that the people moved, too – all the way to the Atlantic coast of Europe in the west to ...

Ancient DNA is rewriting human history - Vox

Scientists are actively rewriting whole chapters of human history, big and small. And they're doing it using a very new piece of evidence: ancient DNA.

Ancient-DNA Researchers Set Ethics Guidelines for Their Work

An international group of researchers who work on ancient DNA articulated a set of ethics guidelines to ensure that their work does no harm.