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First Human Genome from Ancient Egypt Sequenced from 4,800-Year-Old Teeth
4,800-Year-Old Teeth Yield First Human Genome from Ancient Egypt Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ancient Egyptian, who lived when the earliest pyramids were built By Ewen Callaway & Nature magazine The Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom (2686–2125 B.C.) produced many lasting…