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The Life of a 17,000-Year-Old Infant from Ice Age Italy

A Glimpse into the Past: DNA Unveils a Young Life

Dec 16, 2024
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In a remarkable feat of ancient DNA analysis, researchers have reconstructed the genetic story of a baby boy who lived over 17,000 years ago in Ice Age Europe. The findings, published in Nature Communications1, reveal a wealth of information about the boy's ancestry, physical traits, health, and the environment in which he lived, offering a rare glimpse …

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