Analysis of ancient genomes provides the equivalent of the personal DNA testing kits available ... The horsemanship the Yamnaya brought to Europe lives on in their native region.

The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...

DNA suggests that, like most other European hunter-gatherers of the time, he had dark skin combined with blue eyes. Genetic analysis shows that the Neolithic farmers, by contrast, were paler ...

Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes. When you ...

Researchers have created the world's largest ancient human gene bank by analyzing the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans ...

A UK-based company offering DNA and microbiome tests directly to consumers has expanded its services to 10 more European countries. Atlas Biomed first launched its services in the UK six months ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Back in 1985, the first genetic "fingerprint" was a miracle of science. Today, DNA analysis is standard practice for defining paternity or maternity, predisposition to disease, embryonic health ...

Blood groups and isozymes have been used for many years as evidence on identity and paternity. With the introduction of HLA and other more polymorphic systems it became possible not only to ...

Spanish scientists announced in a new documentary that first aired on Saturday that DNA analysis shows the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe.

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DNA analysis of the prehistoric inhabitants of Eurasia revealed that lactose tolerance – the ability to digest the sugar in milk and other dairy products – emerged in Europe around 6,000 years ...