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

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.

First Human Genome Sequenced from Ancient Pompeii

The genome is from a male who was likely in his late thirties when the historic Mount Vesuvius eruption occurred. The analyses suggest he is related to the diverse Imperial Roman population of the time, and that he may have suffered from spinal tuberculosis.