Ancient DNA found on cave walls In Portugal and Spain
On Jun. 24, 2026, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology report that ancient human DNA…
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Genomes from Oceania offer new clues to human evolution
On Jun. 11, 2026, a new Yale University-led study provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses…
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Central-Eastern Europe’s oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth
On May 13, 2026, DNA recovered from Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave in southern Poland shows the…
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geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans
On Jul. 12, 2025, an international team of geneticists and AI experts are adding whole new chapters to…
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Neanderthal Genes linked to lactase persistence in East Asian populations
On Mar. 10, 2025, new research shows positive selection at the 2q21.3 locus in Europeans and Africans has…
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Oldest human DNA revealed family network that spanned Europe
On Dec. 12, 2024, a study led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in…
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Ancient DNA data hold insights into past organisms and ecosystems — handle them with more care
On Dec. 10, 2024, researchers reported that DNA recovered from ancient remains is transforming our understanding of organisms…
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Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe our split from Neanderthals
On Oct. 17, 2024, a study led by the University at Buffalo and the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) revealed…
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Study implicates Neanderthal DNA in autism susceptibility
On Jun. 17, 2024, collaborative research involving two Clemson University scientists has found that some genetic traits modern…
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Neanderthal–human baby-making was recent — and brief
On May 21, 2024, an analysis of ancient and modern genomes suggested contemporary people’s Neanderthal DNA came from…
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50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones unearthed in Brazil contain ancient herpes viruses
On May 15, 2024, researchers at Brazil’s Federal University of São Paulo announced they had found ancient herpes…
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Neandertal gene variant increases risk of severe Covid-19
On Sept. 30, 2020, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary…
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Y chromosomes of Neandertals and Denisovans was sequenced
On Sept. 24, 2020, an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in…
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Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children
On May 26, 2020, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and the Karolinska…
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The first ancient human genome from Africa was sequenced
On Oct. 8, 2015, a research team reported the first ancient human genome sequence from Africa. The genome…
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UW scientists unearth Neanderthal genes in modern humans
On Jan. 29, 2014, Neanderthal genes were unearthed in modern humans by University of Washington scientists Benjamin Vernot…
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Entire genome of extinct Denisovan human decoded from fossil
On Feb. 7, 2012, The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, completed the genome sequence…
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The genome of our closest relative, the Neandertal, was sequenced
On May 7, 2010, in a paper released in Science, an international consortium announced sequencing the genome of…
