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Scientists Decode DNA of 4,800-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian
This major milestone comes four decades after initial efforts by Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo to recover ancient Egyptian DNA ended with limited results due to poor preservation. The newly reconstructed genome provides valuable genetic evidence of Egypt’s ancient connections with both North Africa and West Asia,
Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...
Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and ...
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An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for the first timeThe genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...
More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...
The individual lived 4,500 years ago, and his genome is offering new insights into ancient Egyptians and the lives they led.
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