News: ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Centre for Ancient DNA
Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation
The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of human evolution.
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Oldest clinical case of a rare genetic condition discovered
A group of international researchers including experts from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has uncovered evidence of a genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome, reporting the oldest clinical case of Klinefelter Syndrome to date.
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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Navy commendation for ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s DNA experts
Experts from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) have been commended by the Chief of the Navy ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog for their part in identifying the only crew member ever recovered from the sinking of HMAS Sydney.
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Solving the disappearance of bears and lions with ancient DNA
An international team of researchers led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, suggest a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
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