A vast landmass now submerged beneath the North Sea once supported forests and wildlife during the last ice age, according to new research based on ancient DNA...Ancient DNA reveals a thriving ecosystem.
An international project has uncovered millions of ancient DNA 'switches' that have been regulating plant genes for up to 300 million years - a discovery that could pave the way for more precise engineering of crop traits.
AncientDNA is helping scientists understand the origins of Bronze Age populations in the Aegean and how they are connected to modern Greeks... Researchers analyzed ancient DNA taken from human remains ...
AncientDNA reveals no lasting damage ... Ancient DNA reveals Ice Age mammals thrived after volcanic eruption (2026, March 11) retrieved 11 March 2026 from https.//phys.org/news/2026-03-ancient-dna-reveals-ice-age.html.
An international team analyzed ancient DNA, skeletal remains, and oxygen and strontium isotopes from burials that were not cremated ... One individual carried limited bacterial DNA linked to gastrointestinal illness, but confirmation was uncertain.
The team combined traditional bone analysis with protein testing and ancient DNA to confirm the animals were goats, not sheep ...Ancient DNA also revealed contrasts within the Carrickfergus group.
AncientDNA studies show that between 6500 and 4000 BCE, descendants of western Anatolian farmers mixed with local hunter-gatherers across Europe, leading to a 70–100% ancestry turnover in most regions ... .
... which the ship sank -- using sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) and environmental factor analysis ... Sedimentary ancient DNA refers to genetic material preserved in sediments for centuries or millennia.