DNA
Scientists Reconstruct Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Face Using Ancient DNA Analysis
Neanderthal-Human Hybrids: What Our Ancient Relatives Looked Like Over 40,000 years after Neanderthals vanished, their genetic legacy lives on in modern humans—from nose shapes to sleep patterns. For millennia, Homo sapiens and Neanderthals coexisted, interbred, and produced hybrid offspring. MailOnline consulted experts to visualize these ancient hybrids using AI and the latest research. The Skhul […]
Scientists Sound Alarm on ‘Catastrophic’ Risks as Labs Play God with Human DNA
Scientists Push Boundaries with Synthetic Human DNA: Breakthroughs and Risks Scientists are advancing a bold initiative to build synthetic human DNA from scratch—a move sparking both excitement and ethical debates. The goal? To unlock revolutionary treatments for autoimmune diseases, heart failure, infections, and aging-related illnesses. By constructing DNA segments in labs and testing them in […]
DNA Reconstruction Reveals 10,000-Year-Old Woman with Striking Blue Eyes and Light Skin
Meet the Margaux Woman: A 10,500-Year-Old Face Brought to Life At first glance, this striking image resembles a modern-day tribesperson with a feathered headdress and piercing gaze. But it’s actually a hyper-realistic reconstruction of a woman from Belgium who lived 10,500 years ago. Known as the Margaux woman, her remains were discovered nestled in a […]
6,000-Year-Old Skeletons with Unprecedented Ancient DNA Redefine Early Human Ancestry
6,000-Year-Old Skeletons in Colombia Reveal Lost Human Lineage Archaeologists in Colombia have uncovered 6,000-year-old skeletons at the ancient site of Checua, near Bogotá, belonging to a mysterious hunter-gatherer population. Their DNA reveals a unique genetic lineage unlike any modern Indigenous group in the region, suggesting a vanished chapter of human history. A Genetic Mystery The […]
DNA Revelations Unravel Genetic Clues Behind Maya Civilization’s Collapse
The Maya Never Vanished: DNA Unveils Continuity Amidst Empire’s Collapse For centuries, scholars believed the ancient Maya abandoned their cities en masse when their civilization collapsed around 1,200 years ago. But a groundbreaking genetic study reveals a different truth: the Maya people didn’t disappear—they stayed and adapted. [Image: Remains of a Copan ruler Caption: DNA […]
DNA Breakthrough Uncovers King Tutankhamun’s Probable Cause of Death
King Tutankhamun’s Death and Legacy: DNA Reveals Clues For over a century, the mysterious death of Egypt’s “boy king” Tutankhamun has intrigued historians. Recent DNA analysis now suggests malaria and inbreeding likely contributed to his demise at just 18. Researchers studying Tut’s mummy identified genetic traces of malaria, a disease untreatable in his era (~1324 […]
Chicken DNA Breakthrough Paves Way for Resurrecting the Extinct Dodo
Scientists Use Chickens in Groundbreaking Effort to Revive Extinct Dodo By Xantha Leatham | Published: 23:00 GMT, 21 February 2025 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 21 February 2025 [Image: A white leghorn chicken in a lab setting] Caption: Scientists are editing chickens’ DNA to protect endangered birds and potentially revive extinct species like the dodo (File […]