Vesuvius victim yields first human genome from Pompeii

Scientists sequence human genome of victims buried under Pompeii eruption

The two victims the researchers studied, according to anthropologist Dr Serena Viva from the University of Salento, were not attempting to escape when Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash

The DNA of a Pompeii victim sequenced in its entirety, 2000 years after the disaster

Analysis of the genome of the Pompeian reveals that it was a man between the ages of 35 and 40 suffering from tuberculosis. It reveals a great genetic similarity with the current Mediterranean peoples.

Genome of Pompeii Volcano Victims Sequenced for the First Time

The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports on May 26.

DNA of doomed Pompeii victim sequenced for the first time

Materials released during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD may have protected the DNA from damage.

Pompeii breakthrough: Ancient DNA reveals secrets of doomed Roman city's residents

THE FIRST full human genome from an individual who died in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been sequenced, researchers report.

Scientists sequence DNA of man who died in Pompeii

Researchers have successfully sequenced the human genome - DNA blueprint - of a man who died in Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.