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This Ancient Egyptian Left Behind 4,500-Year-Old DNA. It Was Used to Recreate His Face.

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Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new secrets from the Old Kingdom.

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Scientists Sequence the Entire Genome of an Ancient Egyptian for the First Time and Find Surprising Ancestry

In a long-awaited achievement, researchers sequenced the entire genome of a person from ancient Egypt, revealing an unprecedented view of the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built.

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Oldest Egyptian DNA Reveals Secrets of Elite Potter From Pyramid Era

For the very first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the entire genome of an individual who lived in ancient Egypt up to 4,800 years ago – right when the first pyramids were being built.

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This ancient Egyptian left behind 4,500-year-old DNA. It was used to recreate his face.

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new secrets from the Old Kingdom.

19 hours ago·United States

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