Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...
Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...
Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...
Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of ...
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In one of the largest African ancient-DNA studies to date, geneticists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an archaeologist ...
Recent archaeological findings in the Sahara Desert have unveiled a tantalizing glimpse into a long-lost lineage of ancient ...
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The American Journal of Human Genetics recently published a perspective piece on the need for an equitable and inclusive future for DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa. The paper highlights ...