Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

EurekAlert!·Dec 7

✦ NabkaNews BriefAuto-summarized from multiple outlets · verify with the source

A record for the world's oldest dna has been broken by one million years. However, reports on the specifics of the discovery are unclear, with some outlets discussing ancient human dna and others mentioning unrelated topics such as gene editing and skin cancer. The actual details and significance of the discovery are not consistently reported across outlets.

Full coverage

Archaeologists found Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy

ScienceDaily·1d ago

Scientists Found Ancient Human DNA on Cave Walls for the First Time and It Could Rewrite the Story of Prehistoric Art

ZME Science·Jun 29

Scientists decode 11,000-year-old DNA and discover Britain’s oldest human was a three-year-old girl

The Times of India·May 25

Jonathan Gerlach case: Court docs reveal accused grave robber's months-long plot to steal human remains in Pa.

6abc Philadelphia·Jan 9

View original report at EurekAlert! ↗

Fetching the latest headlines…

Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

Full coverage

Archaeologists found Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy

Scientists Found Ancient Human DNA on Cave Walls for the First Time and It Could Rewrite the Story of Prehistoric Art

What’s the Future of Gene Editing?

Discovery of World’s Oldest DNA Breaks Record by One Million Years

Will it ever be possible to ‘resurrect’ dinosaurs?

Tanning Beds Are Mutating Your DNA and Tripling the Risk of Deadly Skin Cancer

Scientists decode 11,000-year-old DNA and discover Britain’s oldest human was a three-year-old girl

Jonathan Gerlach case: Court docs reveal accused grave robber's months-long plot to steal human remains in Pa.