ancient DNA, genetics & genomics

Genetic analysis reveals the history of the earliest human migrations in the region.

Tribal members and scientists gather to honor Anzick-1, the 12,600-year-old remains of an infant found in central Montana, whose DNA was sequenced earlier this year.

Analysis of approximately 12,000-year-old human remains supports the idea that modern Native Americans evolved from ancestors who migrated out of Asia.

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Analysis of 12,600-year-old DNA refutes the idea that Native Americans originated in Western Europe.

Scientists in the U.K. will sequence the genome of King Richard III.

Analysis of a 7,000-year-old human genome suggests that Mesolithic people had relatively dark skin and had begun to evolve pathogen resistance characteristic of modern Europeans. 

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New analysis suggests that domestic dogs evolved from European wolves that interacted with human hunter-gatherers.

An analysis of ancient DNA from a 24,000-year-old Siberian skeleton generates a new model for the original peopling of the Western Hemisphere.

By sequencing the genome of a 700,000-year-old horse, researchers have pushed back the time of DNA survival by almost an order of magnitude.

University ponders how to replace director of its ancient DNA lab, who quit under a cloud.