Tag: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
SNP profile completeness varied, but DNA metrics only partly predicted it
Large-scale analysis of DNA quantification metrics and SNP sequencing performance in unidentified human remains shows robust applicability for forensic identification despite moderate predictability.
Human remains in Heaning Wood Bone Cave span three prehistoric phases
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in ArchaeologyHeaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria yielded the earliest human remains from northern Britain (9290–8925 cal BC) plus Neolithic and Bronze Age burials.
Android app matched manual facial index measurements
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in DentistryValidation study of an Android application for measuring facial index in orthodontic diagnosis, comparing digital photographic measurement to traditional manual anthropometry.
5500-year-old Treponema pallidum genome found in Colombia
A 5,500-year-old Treponema pallidum genome from Tequendama I, Colombia, forms a sister lineage to known subspecies, extending treponemal genomic history in the Americas.
