US EditionAncient DNA Solves a 12,000-Year-Old Medical Mystery
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12,000 years ago, two women lived in Italy whose skeletons hold astonishing secrets. What does DNA analysis reveal about their fate?
Ancient DNA solves a 12,000-year-old medical mystery
Scientists have uncovered the oldest known genetic diagnosis of a rare inherited disease, thanks to advances in ancient DNA research. By analyzing the DNA of two prehistoric individuals buried together in southern Italy, researchers have identified a rare growth disorder in a mother and her daughter who lived more than 12,000 years ago. The study, […] The post Ancient DNA solves a 12,000-year-old medical mystery appeared first on Knowridge Scien…
The research focuses on a funeral of the Superior Paleolithic, more than 12 thousand years old, discovered in a cave in the South of Italy, where a mother and her teenage daughter were buried buried.
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