Ancient DNA offers new insight into the human story
A review of David Reich's new book on the revolutionary findings and insights from ancient DNA.
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The Lasting Legacy of Neanderthals
New research by scientists at Vanderbilt University adds to our understanding of the legacy of our ancient cousins, the Neanderthals. The study looked specifically at health conditions, finding associations between...
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Science’s Rock Stars
Seth McFarlane brought the humor, Pharrell Williams the glam, and this year’s winners of the Breakthrough Prize brought the wonder of science. Breakthrough Prize winners at the ceremony. Image courtesy...
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A Gift To Humanity
Here at 23andMe we have an interest in all things Neanderthal, so when none other than Svante Paabo authored the book Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes we had...
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A Neanderthal Genome Sheds More Light On Human Evolution
Our favorite ancient cousins, the Neanderthals, are in the news again. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have sequenced the full genome from the toe bone of...
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Researchers Announce Draft Version of Complete Neanderthal Genome
First came the Human Genome Project when, in the year 2000, an international team of scientists began mapping all 23 pairs of our chromosomes. Then in 2005, the Chimpanzee...
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