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fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language origins - Harvard Gazette

Uralic languages originated over 4,500 years ago in northeastern Siberia, not the Ural Mountains as previously thought.
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fromMail Online
1 month ago

10,000-year-old woman had 'lighter skin than most' and BLUE eyes

"This indicates greater diversity in skin pigmentation than we previously thought," said Maïté Rivollat, chief geneticist of the project, highlighting unexpected findings on skin color variations.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Leprosy spread throughout America centuries before the arrival of Europeans

Leprosy existed in Indigenous Americans long before European contact, challenging historical beliefs about the disease's introduction to the continent.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Remains found 40 years ago in Menlo Park identified as San Jose man

The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has finally identified remains found in 1985 as belonging to Brian Edward Jones, missing since December 1984.
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fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Advanced forensic methods used to ID Gilgo Beach vics could resolve lingering Lindbergh baby mystery

DNA testing could potentially resolve the Lindbergh baby case almost a century later.
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fromMail Online
3 months ago

King Tut breakthrough after DNA results reveal likely cause of death

DNA analysis suggests malaria contributed to King Tutankhamun's death.
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Test shows hand found at Dublin school was from young teen injured in gas canister explosion

"It has been confirmed that the body part found in the school yard did originate from the male youth injured in the explosion the previous evening."
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fromSFGATE
3 months ago

2 unidentified bodies found in North Bay in 1998 finally named

Through advancements in forensic genealogy, the remains of two unidentified bodies found in the North Bay in 1998 have finally been named after 27 years.
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fromMail Online
9 months ago

Christopher Columbus' remains discovered after more than 500 years

Miguel Lorente, a forensic scientist who led the research, said on Thursday: 'Today it has been possible to verify it with new technologies, so that the previous partial theory that the remains of Seville belong to Christopher Columbus has been definitively confirmed.'
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fromMail Online
10 months ago

Long-lost Neanderthal group that lived 50,000 years ago is discovered

Thorin's DNA analysis reveals a new Neanderthal lineage, prompting a reevaluation of human evolutionary history.
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