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Your DNA might say ‘Viking’ but science says genetic ancestry tests never tell the whole story
Genetic ancestry is a concept that has long captured people’s imaginations. It’s no surprise that it’s been turned into a ...
A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images We are population geneticists who work with ancient DNA. We ...
A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the Black Sea around 7000 B.C. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
Researchers have uncovered ancient DNA suggesting that Viking Norse people may have arrived in Iceland as early as 810 AD, a full 70 years earlier than the widely accepted date of 874 AD. In the most ...
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