Ancient DNA leads to surprising discovery about Pompeii’s victims
More than 100 casts have been made to date. Now, scientists have used ancient DNA collected from the casts that have been made to better understand the Pompeii residents and their origins. What they found alters history that’s been written since Pompeii ...
DNA reveals new stories about Pompeii’s victims
This new study probed the DNA evidence that has been taken from some of these bodies. The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents.
In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic ...
A DNA expert today claimed there was a “serious problem” with the DNA on the knife allegedly used to kill Cash App founder ...
In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...
But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ...
But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through modern eyes. "We were able to disprove or challenge ...
Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...
A team of microbiologists and virologists at Wuhan University, working with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...
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