Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their genetic ...

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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 ...

A new study published in the Current Biology journal explains how new DNA research from body casts in Pompeii illuminates what family and community structures in the city might have looked like.

DNA testing of 14 individuals buried in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has shown their sex and ethnic background is different to what earlier archaeologists assumed. Nuclear and mitochondrial ...

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 ...

A DNA-testing firm with apparent links to Russia appears to have ceased trading, without telling customers what has happened to their sensitive data. Atlas Biomed, which has offices in London ...

But DNA evidence recently published in Current Biology suggests things were not as they seem. “What we found is that, in fact, all four of these individuals were male, which disproves this ...

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.