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Ancient DNA Analysis Uncovers Cases of Trisomy
Researchers found six Down syndrome cases and one case of Edwards syndrome through screening almost 10,000 ancient samples, all buried at a young age.
St Helena Genetic Study Finds Transatlantic Slave Trade Survivors Hailed From Angola, Gabon
By sequencing samples from an African burial site, researchers got a glimpse at the origins and relationships of individuals liberated from slave ships bound for the Americas.
Ancient DNA Tracks With Iron Age Interrelationships in Central Mediterranean
By analyzing dozens of Bronze or Iron Age individuals in Tunisia, Sardinia, and central Italy, researchers retraced connections between mobile populations in the Mediterranean.
Ancient Sequences Reveal Indigenous Population Patterns on Canary Islands, North Africa
Ancient sequences offered clues to indigenous populations on the Canary Islands in the 3rd to 16th centuries, and insights into ancestral groups migrating to the region.
Sequencing Study Reveals Oldest Plague Cases in Britain
Researchers have identified plague-causing Yersinia pestis bacteria in 4,000-year-old remains of two children and a woman — the oldest known plague cases in Britain.