Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The bold question-askers at What If peel back the layers of ancient Egypt's 3,000-year civilization to expose hidden secrets.

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...

For the first time, scientists decoded a complete genome from a 4,800-year-old Egyptian, revealing surprising Middle Eastern ...

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

A new study sequencing the first complete ancient Egyptian genome reveals the 4,500-year-old man had significant ancestry ...