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Ancient #skull may have been half #human, half #Neanderthal child
CT scans hint at hybridization, but it will take extracting and analyzing a #DNA sample to be certain.
Neanderthals and #Homosapiens traded #genes frequently during the period when their populations overlapped. "The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred roughly 60,000 years ago."
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

he cranium of a girl thought to be the offspring of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens parents
Ars Technica · Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal childBy Jennifer Ouellette

#Animal #diseases leapt to #humans when we started keeping #livestock
When #huntergatherers began living close to animals, the #pathogens that cause the #plague and #leprosy got closer too.
The #genomic study identified 5,486 #DNA sequences from #bacteria, #viruses and #parasites in blood remnants from bones and teeth spanning 37,000 years. #Zoonotic pathogens were detected only in remains 6,500 years old or younger.
nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comAnimal diseases leapt to humans when we started keeping livestockWhen hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Mobiilivarmenne piti tulla Suomeen myös sovelluksena - kehitys keskeytetty

Elisan ja DNA:n yhteisenä hankkeena oli kehittää mobiilivarmenteesta myös sovellusversio, muttta tietojen mukaan sekä Elisa että DNA ovat päättäneet vetäytyä projektista.

puhelinvertailu.com/uutiset/20

Puhelinvertailu · Mobiilivarmenne piti tulla saataville sovelluksena, mutta sen kehitys on keskeytettyBy Janne Yli-Korhonen

#DNA from #Prehistoric Proto-City Reveals 'Surprising' Signs of #Female-Centered Society
Çatalhöyük, a settlement in #Turkey that dates back more than 9,000 years, has attracted intense interest for its structural complexity and hints of an egalitarian and possibly #matriarchal society.
An unprecedented study reveals maternal lineages, female-centered practices, and a “surprising shift” in a 9,000-year-old settlement associated with a goddess cult.
404media.co/dna-from-prehistor
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404 Media · DNA from Prehistoric Proto-City Reveals 'Surprising' Signs of Female-Centered SocietyAn unprecedented study reveals maternal lineages, female-centered practices, and a “surprising shift” in a 9,000-year-old settlement associated with a goddess cult.

How the Mysterious ‘Dark Matter’ Regions of Human Genome Influence Our Health?
The Human Genome Project revealed that ~1-2% of our genome makes functional proteins while the role of the remaining 98-99% remains enigmatic............
#biology #darkmatter #DNA #Genome #Health #HealthRisks #humangenome #Rajeevsoni #Reviews
Rajeev Soni

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Molecular Origin of Life: What Formed First – Protein, DNA or RNA or a Combination Thereof?
‘Several questions about origin of life have been answered, but much remains to be studied’’ said Stanley Miller and Harold Urey way back in 1959...........
#biology #DNA #originoflife #PROTEIN #Rajeevsoni #Reviews #RNA
Rajeev Soni

scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien

The Conversation: Forget AI-generated music, this music was composed using DNA sequences. “For me, the collision between molecular biology and art took me to a surprising endpoint: composing music through the editing of DNA sequences. In a soon-to-be-published paper, I detail my method of using digital DNA sequencing to compose music. Rather than having biotech or medical applications, I did […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/30/the-conversation-forget-ai-generated-music-this-music-was-composed-using-dna-sequences/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · The Conversation: Forget AI-generated music, this music was composed using DNA sequences | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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Imagine a team of archaeologists excavating a megalithic tomb near Malmö. Everyone's old South Scandinavian peasant stock except for one person who was born to Sardinian immigrants.

Only one of the diggers is closely related to the megalith builders: the Sardinian Swede. Because old South Scandinavian peasant stock only arrived with the Corded Ware culture, long after the tomb was built. Sardinia is the main place where the meg builder genetics survive.