DNA can survive in parchment for well over a thousand years.

The 3,500-year history of sheeppox was written into the books—quite literally.

La variole du mouton fait des ravages depuis des siècles et, pour reconstituer son histoire, des scientifiques du University Collège de Dublin ont analysé l'ADN caché dans des manuscrits du Moyen-Âge ...

Genotype imputation enables accurate detection of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry in low-coverage ancient genomes and allows the identification of introgressed haplotypes as well as candidate genes...

Sheeppox virus (SPPV) is a major livestock pathogen causing economic hardship through reduced production and death of vulnerable sheep, with written descriptions of sheeppox-like disease recorded sinc...

Sheeppox virus (SPPV) is a major livestock pathogen causing economic hardship through reduced production and death of vulnerable sheep, with written descriptions of sheeppox-like disease recorded sinc...

Newly recovered sheeppox sequences reveal when and how the virus emerged

Smallpox was a major driver of population collapse in the Americas after European contact, yet the genetic identity of the causal strains remains unknown. Here, we report the first ancient smallpox…

The Neolithic period in western Eurasia involved major dispersal events, including the translocation of livestock into Europe. These domestic animal translocations likely featured founder effects, fun...

Une étude interdisciplinaire menée par Annelise Binois-Roman, maîtresse de conférences à Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, en collaboration avec Kevin Daly de University College Dublin, a permis d’élucider l...

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Abstract. Epizootic outbreaks posed major threats to food security, economic stability and animal welfare in past communities. While these events and their

Here, the authors present aDNA from 49 grape pips spanning the Bronze Age to Medieval period in France and surrounding areas. They find evidence of long-distance exchange of domestic varieties through vegetative clones and one Medieval sample that is nearly identical to modern Pinot Noir.

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.

Advances in ancient DNA research have expanded the range of materials from which genetic information can be recovered, enabling the analysis of atypical materials. These often preserve both host and e...

The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...

Epizootic outbreaks posed major threats to food security, economic stability, and animal welfare in past communities. While these events and their impacts are well documented in historical records, ve...