Irish scientists use ancient DNA technology to rewrite early Japanese history
Modern Japanese populations originated from three different genetic lineages – research
10,000-year-old goat remains used to create oldest livetock genome yet sequenced
TCD scientists involved in breakthrough hailed as ‘ground zero’ for goat domestication
Newgrange tomb body belonged to royal-like male ‘born of incest’
Trinity College Dublin researchers use DNA sequencing to shed light on ancient culture
Irish scientist instrumental in Covid-19 vaccine trial
Trial tests BCG vaccine’s potential to protect adults against the coronavirus
Four Irish projects to share €10m of EU research funding
Money will support work on topics such as farm animal genetics, extreme trauma, Victorian-era books
How to turn racists’ genetic arguments against them
Every white supremacist has African ancestry, and every Nazi has Jewish heritage
What DNA analysis can achieve in identifying Tuam remains
UCD-TCD team urge deployment of more advanced techlology to analyse degraded DNA
How ancient DNA is transforming history
Analysis of DNA from human remains is beginning to unravel some of the mysteries of the past
Identifying Tuam babies difficult, not impossible, says Varadkar
Zappone to examine report from UCD-TCD scientists on DNA extraction at burial site
Irish fossil explains how dogs became man’s best friend
The 4,800-year-old bone from Newgrange monument forms part of new research
The genetic imprint of Niall of the Nine Hostages
DNA research bolsters the historical record of the Uí Néill clan’s long-lasting primacy in medieval Ireland
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