Scientists Sequence First Genome From Ancient Egypt, Revealing 4,800-Year-Old Secrets
The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked in pottery and lived during a time of cultural change. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have successfully extracted and sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. The genetic material [...]
The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked in pottery and lived during a time of cultural change. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have successfully extracted and sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. The genetic material [...] What's Your Reaction?
