People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): This test traces your maternal ... These zoomed-out results are more accepted for DNA-backed ancestry kits since they are designed to only analyze common genetic markers ...

Ancestry does not use the standard Y-chromosome and/or mitochondrial DNA methodologies most others use -- so we know less about how it actually analyzes DNA. After spitting in the tube ...

The other approach analyzes mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA. Because mtDNA tends to survive long after nuclear DNA has disintegrated, this approach is useful in identifying the remains of persons who ...

Ancestry has multiple privacy and security ... autosomal DNA tests provide more comprehensive results than a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) test, which only shows your female ancestors, or a Y ...

Researchers have revealed the truth about Pompeii’s history and societal structure thanks to ancient DNA analyses.

An international study has found assumptions on the sex and relationships of individuals found in the ruins of the ancient ...

Using sequencing techniques, researchers associated 51 mutations in mitochondrial DNA with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...