Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals the oldest genome of "Treponema pallidum" yet, sharpening ...

DNA from 3,700-year-old bones in a mountain cave in Calabria reveals a family relationship so rare it stands out even in deep ...

Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from a 12,000-year-old double burial in southern Italy uncovered genetic evidence of a rare inherited growth disorder in two closely related prehistoric individuals. A ...

A teenager who lived in southern Europe around 12,000 years ago has become the earliest person in history to receive a ...

The discovery, led by evolutionary genomics researcher Davide Bozzi, pushes back the evidence for treponemal diseases, as ...

In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old ...

A new study study has revealed that the DNA of the inhabitants of Mesa Mani (Inner Mani) constitutes a unique "genetic island" in Europe.

A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Center have identified genetic variants associated ...