In spite of past controversies, the field of ancient DNA is now a reliable research area due to
recent methodological improvements. A series of recent large-scale studies have revealed …

… When analysing the mitochondrial genomes we noted the presence of haplogroup M in a
~27,000-year-old individual from southern Italy (Ostuni1) in agreement with the observation …

Farming was first introduced to Europe in the mid-seventh millennium bc, and was associated
with migrants from Anatolia who settled in the southeast before spreading throughout …

Background Recent analyses of de novo DNA mutations in modern humans have suggested
a nuclear substitution rate that is approximately half that of previous estimates based on …

… occurred before the M and N diversification with a subsequent loss of M in only the … of hg
M in Late Pleistocene Europe revises this scenario. It suggests that the loss of hg M may be due …

Cattle domestication from wild aurochsen was among the most important innovations during
the Neolithic agricultural revolution. The available genetic and archaeological evidence …

Modern humans have populated Europe for more than 45,000 years 1 , 2 . Our knowledge of
the genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing …

BACKGROUND The optimal therapeutic approach for adult craniopharyngioma remains
controversial. Some advocate for gross total resection (GTR), while others advocate for subtotal …

… In Barcelona, the powdered sample was decalcified overnight with 10 ml 0.5 M EDTA,
incubated over the next night with 1 ml 10% SDS, 0.5 ml 1 M Tris·HCl, and 100 μlof1mg/ml …

… from a later occupation of the region by the Avars in the fill of the Longobard-period grave
(SZ27) 15 , as well the skeletal remains from an individual dating to the Bronze Age 10 m north …