#ancient DNA

[medievalistsnet]

#ancient DNA #genetics #history #Picts #Scotland

[ancientstuff]

This is fascinating. Although they can't tell what the lives were like of the people with these various syndromes, we can at least say (it seems to me) that they weren't ostracised or discarded, given that they did not have unusual burials.

#archaeology #ancient DNA #ancient britain #turner syndrome

[stonedtrek]

hey I’m posting here because it’s my largest platform but as some of you know I study ancient DNA and the field just got some great news. the Nobel prize in medicine or physiology was just awarded to Svante Pääbo, known for sequencing the first Neanderthal genome.

from the Neanderthal Genome Project wiki page

if you’re a fan of Jurassic Park/World, you should learn more about ancient DNA research. if you’re interested in disease origins, you should learn more about ancient DNA research. if you’re interested in speech-language pathology, covid risk, human diversity, drug interactions, and good ole’ human evolution, you should learn about ancient DNA.

Also Pääbo is self-ascribed bisexual diversity win

#not trek #science stuff #ancient DNA #svante pääbo #I will send you ancient DNA articles if you want some just hmu

[ancientorigins]

Who knew that the Levites of ancient Israel would be making headlines in the 21st century? Thanks to DNA analysis, researchers are unlocking secrets about their genetic legacy and adding a new chapter to the story of Jewish history!

#ancient DNA #DNA #Levites #Levi #Israelites #lineage #ancestry #genetics #heritage #ancient #history #ancient origins

[reasoningdaily]

Watch "Ancient Humans & Neanderthals Had Sex, Here's How It Changed Us Forever"

as a Black person I watch this video and laugh. to think that Black people would be descended from neanderthals is beyond laughable

#Neanderthal DNA #white DNA #ancient DNA #Black DNA #Youtube

[ausetkmt]

IFLScience: Largest Ever Family Tree Reveals Origins Of All Humanity

Almost all of us, if we go back far enough in our family trees, come from somewhere else. Maybe it was your mom or dad; maybe it was a distant ancestor who lived more than twelve thousand years ago, but eventually, you’re going to find someone, at some point, who left their homeland in search of a better life. 

19.4N, 33.7E - the origins of everyone alive today. Image: Google Maps/IFLS

Almost all of us, if we go back far enough in our family trees, come from somewhere else. Maybe it was your mom or dad; maybe it was a distant ancestor who lived more than twelve thousand years ago, but eventually, you’re going to find someone, at some point, who left their homeland in search of a better life. 

Unless, that is, you happen to live here. It’s a spot of desert in the north-east of Sudan, not far from the Nile river, and according to an ambitious new analysis by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, it may be the ancestral home of everybody alive today.

“Essentially, we are reconstructing the genomes of our ancestors and using them to form a vast network of relationships,” explained Dr Anthony Wilder Wohns, lead author of the study published today in the journal Science.

“We can then estimate when and where these ancestors lived,” said Wohns.

We’re likely all familiar with the idea of tracing family trees using DNA and genomics analysis these days – not only are they a commercially-available relationship ender, but they’ve also been used to solve quite a few murders in the past few years.

But for some researchers, the dream has always been to take it global.

“We have basically built a huge family tree, a genealogy for all of humanity,” said evolutionary geneticist and principal author Dr Yan Wong. “This genealogy allows us to see how every person’s genetic sequence relates to every other, along all the points of the genome.”

“Huge” is right: using data from eight different human genome databases, the researchers were able to create a network of almost 27 million ancestors. Samples came not just from modern humans, but also ancient people who lived across the world between thousands and hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Cutting-edge algorithms were employed to scan the data for patterns of genetic variation and predict where common ancestors would occur in the “family tree” to account for them.

“[The study] models as exactly as we can the history that generated all the genetic variation we find in humans today,” Wong explained.

What results is a fascinating visual representation of the movement and migration of humanity throughout history. But the researchers aren’t done yet: as more data becomes available, they intend to continue adding to and improving the genealogical map – and thanks to the efficiency of their methods, they still have space for millions of extra genome samples.

”This study is laying the groundwork for the next generation of DNA sequencing,” said Wong. “As the quality of genome sequences from modern and ancient DNA samples improves, the trees will become even more accurate and we will eventually be able to generate a single, unified map that explains the descent of all the human genetic variation we see today.”

And if that isn’t ambitious enough for you, Wohns thinks the team can go even further.

“While humans are the focus of this study, the method is valid for most living things; from orangutans to bacteria,” he said. “It could be particularly beneficial in medical genetics, in separating out true associations between genetic regions and diseases from spurious connections arising from our shared ancestral history.”

#Africa #mankind #origins of life on planet earth #Largest Ever Family Tree Reveals Origins Of All Humanity #genetic proof #sudan #human dna #ancient dna

[rishicur8s]

Conscious Questions| DNA, Double Helix and Transcendence across Time? 

#youtube #spiritualjourney #spiritual alchemy #spiritual awareness #consciousness #stream of thoughts #digital painting #digital art #surrealist painting #abstraction #discussion #love #intimacy #otherworldly #maharishi curation #alchemical #ancient dna #evolution #red hair #artists on tumblr

[indo-europeans]

Hittite prosperity was mostly dependent on control of the trade routes (Cilician gates with Mesopotamia) and metal sources

Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II storming Hittite fortress of Dapur

#hittite #mesopotamia #cilicia #anatolia #syria #prehistory #bronze area #destruction #ruin #trade #silk route #history #ancient history #ancient civlizations #ancient civlization #archaeology #genetics #ancient genetics #ancient dna #anatolian #egyptian #ramesses

[nersesai]

#ai #ai art #ancient dna

[covenawhite66]

#Dna #united kingdom #ancient humans #paleolithic #dna analysis #ancient dna #history

[linguisticalities]

#ancient dna #indo-european

[medievalistsnet]

#medieval #history #Avars #early middle ages #ancient dna #archaeology

[ancientstuff]

This shouldn't be a surprise. But it is.

#archaeology #ancient DNA #Great Wall of China #ancient empire #Kazakhstan #Mongolia #ancient princesses

[prose2passion]

#science #ancient DNA #genome #roman history #greek history #ancient history

[ancientorigins]

How has this aspect of human evolution been missed for so long?

#ancient DNA #aDNA #genome #ancient #history #ancient origins

[simplyforensic]

Ancient DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Chinese Emperor Wu

In an extraordinary leap in the field of genetic archaeology, researchers have brought to light the visage of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou dynasty, providing a direct glimpse into the appearance of a significant historical figure from 6th century China. Utilizing advanced ancient DNA extraction techniques, the team successfully reconstructed Emperor Wu’s face, offering insights not only into…

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#Ancient DNA #Emperor Wu #Facial Reconstruction #Northern Zhou Dynasty