“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

The research is a transformative step toward understanding the condition's genetic underpinnings and potential for ...