Human DNA
Archaeology
Humans and Neanderthals Mated 250,000 Years Ago
A recent study suggests humans and Neanderthals mated earlier than we thought, roughly 250,000 years ago. According to a 2016 study, they first interbred about 75,000 years ago. Although these early humans vanished, they left a mark in the...
Science
Human DNA Detected from Footprints and Breath
Scientists have been able to collect and analyze human DNA from footprints left on a beach, air breathed in a busy room and ocean water.
Researchers from the University of Florida said the DNA was of such high quality that...
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...