Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Teeth from an elderly man who lived around the time that the earliest pyramids were built have yielded the first full human ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

This discovery supports long-suspected ties between Egypt and Mesopotamia, once inferred only from trade goods and shared ...

An EHU study analyzing different genetic markers associated with facial features of the European population has shown a ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , according to ...

Genetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations.

All babies could have their DNA mapped to test for future illnesses under a plan unveiled by the government, it has been reported. Labour is set to pour £650m into DNA technology in an effort to ...

DNA studies showed the Margaux woman's eyes were blue. Researchers at Ghent University have reconstructed the visage of a pale, dark-haired, blue-eyed prehistoric woman who lived 10,500 years ago ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered DNA testing for Willie James Hardy, the man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Deborah Will in Erie decades ago. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled … ...