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Ancient DNA reveals a farming shift that pushed a society to the brink

Science Daily 22 Mar 2026
The research shows how cooperation, not conflict, helped communities navigate crisis. .
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Ancient DNA Reveals Ice Age Forests in North Sea’s Sunken “Lost World”

Greek Reporter 18 Mar 2026
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.
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Scientists uncover two million ancient DNA switches controlling plant genes (University of Cambridge)

Public Technologies 17 Mar 2026
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.
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Scientists discover ancient DNA “switches” hidden in plants for 400 million years

Science Daily 14 Mar 2026
Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for ...
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Ancient DNA Study Links Bronze Age Aegean People to Modern Greeks

Greek Reporter 13 Mar 2026
Ancient DNA 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 ...
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Ancient DNA reveals Ice Age mammals thrived after volcanic eruption

Phys Dot Org 11 Mar 2026
Ancient DNA 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.
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Ancient DNA Reveals How People Lived and Died in Bronze Age Europe

Greek Reporter 04 Mar 2026
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.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Old Irish Goat Breed Dates Back to Bronze Age

Greek Reporter 26 Feb 2026
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.
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Ancient DNA: Study shows 70–100% ancestry turnover in most of Europe from Anatolian farmers

Anadolu Agency 23 Feb 2026
Ancient DNA 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 ... .
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Across China: Ancient DNA sheds light on the biography of a shipwreck in east China

China.dot.org 18 Feb 2026
... 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.
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