DNA
Ancient Greece
DNA Study Finds Etruscans Originated From Steppes—Not Anatolia
The mystery of the origins of the Etruscan people—the center of an enigma that stretches back millennia—has recently been solved, due to the miracles of DNA testing. But in effect, the answer the scientists uncovered only prompts more questions...
Ancient Greece
DNA Analysis Redirects the Cradle of Indo-Europeans, Sheds Light on Proto-Greeks
A recent DNA analysis on 777 ancient genomes from across the so-called Southern Arc, namely Southern Europe and West Asia, redirects the cradle of Indo-Europeans and sheds light on the Proto-Greek prehistoric past.
As is well known, the Greek language belongs...
Health
Human Genes Can Be Controlled With Electricity, Study Reveals
A recent study conducted by ETH Zürich in Switzerland introduces the possibility of advanced wearable gadgets (possibly with some implants and genetic modifications) directly improving our well-being.
The Swiss researchers developed an innovative technology that utilized gentle electrical pulses to...
Science
Scientists Create New Material Stronger and Lighter Than Steel
A recent discovery by researchers at the University of Connecticut and their partners brought a new material that combines great strength and lightness, a rare combination.
This new material has the potential to improve various things like cars and body...
Food
Scientists Decode DNA of Greek Feta Cheese
According to the Academy of Athens, scientists have recently decoded the DNA of the famous Greek Feta cheese.
Scientists from the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens studied a wide variety of feta cheese produced all across the nation...
Archaeology
Greeks Are Descendants of the Mycenaeans, DNA Study Confirms
DNA evidence suggests that living Greeks are indeed descendants of the ancient Mycenaeans, who ruled Greece from 1,600 BC to 1,200 BC.
Europe
Entire DNA of Pompeii Victim 2,000 Years Ago Sequenced by Scientists
For the first time, researchers have managed to sequence the entire DNA belonging to the remains of a man who died in Pompeii 2,000 years ago.
Preserved by volcanic materials from the eruption of Vesuvius and analyzed with new scientific...
Archaeology
Human DNA Recovered From 20,000-Year-Old Pendant
An international team of scientists has developed a non-destructive method to recover human DNA from ancient bone and teeth artifacts. They were able to recover human DNA from a 20,000-year-old Elk tooth pendant.
Stone tools, bones, and teeth from olden...
Science
Extinct Mammoth DNA Was Used to Make a Meatball
A large meatball created from flesh grown using the DNA of a prehistoric animal has been revealed at NEMO science museum in the Netherlands. The meatball was made by a company called Vow, based in Australia, that creates cultured...
Life
People Conceived During Great Depression Age Faster, Research Claims
The Great Depression, which, according to American history led to the worst recession, allegedly shaped people's DNA before they were even born. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in November,...