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MarkB Smith
flipped into Olio
DNA
DNA tracks mysterious Denisovans to Chinese cave, just before modern humans arrived nearby
sciencemag.org - Ann Gibbons
For today’s Buddhist monks, Baishiya Karst Cave, 3200 meters high on the Tibetan Plateau, is holy. For ancient Denisovans, extinct hominins known …
Oct 29, 2020
Hydrolagus
flipped into MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Genetics
Humans have had mystery DNA for 300,000 years—and now we might finally know what it is
SYFY WIRE - Elizabeth Rayne
Humans getting into interspecies dating? Not on this planet — oh wait, that already happened. While there was really no such thing as dating hundreds …
Aug 10, 2020
CNN
flipped into Top Stories
Cell Biology
How Neanderthal DNA affects human health -- including the risk of getting Covid-19
CNN
(CNN) — Early modern humans originated in Africa and started spreading around the world about 80,000 years ago. As they traveled, they came across other ancient humans, including Neanderthals, who had...
Dec 9, 2020
Sarah McFalls
flipped into Social Aesthetics
DNA
Quadruple-stranded DNA seen in healthy human cells for the first time
newscientist.com - By Rowan Hooper
The world’s most famous molecule – the DNA double helix – sometimes doubles up again. Researchers have now found this quadruple-stranded form in …
Jul 20, 2020
Matt
flipped into Science and space
Study Shows Some Humans Carry Mysterious Ancestor’s DNA
By Nerdist
Utilizing an algorithm that analyzes genomes, a group of scientists looked at the interbreeding of ancient humans with other species. They found that species belonging to different branches of our family tree interbred on many occasions. The scientists also found DNA from a mysterious ancestor, which is still present in some living people’s genomes.
Oct 14, 2020
Rick Timmer
flipped into Science
DNA
The impact of Neandertal DNA on human health
phys.org - by Estonian Research Council
A researcher at the University of Tartu described new associations between Neandertal DNA and autoimmune diseases, prostate cancer and type 2 …
Dec 3, 2020
The National Interest
flipped into The National Interest
Fossils
Human Intelligence As We Know It Showed Up Late in the Evolution Game: Here's What Fossils and DNA Can Tell Us
nationalinterest.org - Nick Longrich
When did something like us first appear on the planet? It turns out there’s remarkably little agreement on this question. Fossils and DNA suggest …
Sep 10, 2020
MsCuttsScience
flipped into Anatomy
Tuberculosis
DNA from a mummified bishop's lungs shows tuberculosis infected humans only recently
massivesci.com - Amanda Rossillo
Bishop Peder Winstrup died in what is now Sweden in 1679 CE, when tuberculosis (TB) was ravaging Europe. His body was placed in a cool, dry crypt, …
Nov 11, 2020
Bethany Frasier
flipped into SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY & MORE-WHAT I FIND INTERESTING
Leonardo Da Vinci
Da Vinci's Drawings Contain a Surprising Mix of Bacteria, Fungi, And Human DNA
ScienceAlert - RAFI LETZTER
Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his elaborate, nuanced artworks and advanced technological ideas. But new research has revealed another level of …
Nov 21, 2020
V M Sakai
flipped into MindBlown
Genetics
Neanderthal DNA contributes to genetic diversity, bringing more understanding to human evolution
phys.org - Marissa Shapiro
The advent of DNA sequencing has given scientists a clearer insight into the interconnectedness of evolution and the web-like path that different …
Aug 3, 2020
Roald Bøe
flipped into HUMAN EVOLUTION & MIGRATIONS
Humanity
DNA from an ancient, unidentified ancestor was passed down to humans living today
phys.org - Public Library of Science
A new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, and that some humans carry DNA …
Aug 6, 2020
Inverse
flipped into Inverse
Tibetan Plateau
Ancient cow DNA reveals critical transition moment for first human farmers
Inverse - Sarah Wells
The Tibetan Plateau is famous for being both massive and freezing. Across this about 1 million square mile area, temperatures drop to as low as -40 …
Oct 19, 2020
NeuroscienceNews
flipped into Neuroscience News
A new method identified a large set of gene regulatory regions in the brain, selected throughout human evolution.
The Brain
The DNA Regions in Our Brain That Contribute to Make Us Human
neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News
Dec 17, 2020
Hydrolagus
flipped into NEUROSCIENCE
Humanity
“Jumping” DNA Regulates Human Neurons
neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News
Transposable elements team up with evolutionary recent neurons to influence differentiation and physiological function of neurons in brain …
Aug 29, 2020
Nomiki Weitzel
flipped into Health Care
Cell Biology
Enhanced epigenetic profiling of classical human monocytes reveals a specific signature of healthy aging in the DNA methylome
nature.com - Irina Shchukina, Juhi Bagaitkar, Oleg Shpynov, Ekaterina Loginicheva, Sofia Porter, Denis A. Mogilenko, Erica Wolin, Patrick Collins, German Demidov, Mykyta Artomov, Konstantin Zaitsev, Sviatoslav Sidorov, Christina Camell, Monika Bambouskova, Laura Arthur, Amanda Swain, Alexandra Panteleeva, Aleksei Dievskii, Evgeny Kurbatsky, Petr Tsurinov, Roman Chernyatchik, Vishwa Deep Dixit, Marko Jovanovic, Sheila A. Stewart, Mark J. Daly, Sergey Dmitriev, Eugene M. Oltz, Maxim N. Artyomov
The impact of healthy aging on molecular programming of immune cells is poorly understood. Here we report comprehensive characterization of healthy …
Nov 23, 2020
Kat Cal
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Science
Ancient DNA indicates human population shifts and admixture in northern and southern China
sciencemag.org
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Sep 10, 2020