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🇩🇰 Denmark

Lab-grown brain cells from oldest human DNA tick like a clock

In a Copenhagen laboratory, scientists have grown brain cells from the oldest human DNA ever used in such an experiment, and the cells did something unexpected: they recorded the passage of time. The neurons, derived...

Wild Discoveries Phys.org 1w ago

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🇨🇦 Canada 1 🇨🇳 China 1 🇩🇰 Denmark 1 🇸🇪 Sweden 1

Ancient DNA reveals 4,000 year genetic tug of war in central China

For 4,000 years, two distinct genetic lineages fought a silent war inside the people of central China. One cam

Wild Discoveries South China Morning Post 10w ago

🇸🇪 Sweden

Oldest plague outbreak found in 4,000 year old Swedish remains

A 4,000 year old set of human remains in Sweden has yielded the oldest known evidence of the plague, pushing b

Wild Discoveries South China Morning Post 11w ago

🇨🇦 Canada

Woolly mammoth DNA found inside ancient squirrel poop in Canada

A team of scientists in Canada stumbled upon woolly mammoth DNA while digging through the fossilized feces of

Wild Discoveries South China Morning Post 12w ago

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Ancient DNA Reveals a Surge in Human Evolution

Human evolution did not slow down after the dawn of civilization,it dramatically sped up. A landmark analysis

Wild Discoveries Nature News 20w ago