Russian scientists first deciphered the DNA of a Neanderthal in Russia
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For the first time, Russian paleogeneticists were able to decipher fragments of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA extracted from the bones of one of the Neanderthals who lived in the Mezmaiskaya cave in the modern North Caucasus. This was reported in the press service of the Sirius University.
“All world-class discoveries using Russian materials have so far been made abroad. Genetic studies of Russian ancient samples in Russian laboratories are of fundamental importance,” said Evgeny Rogaev, director of the Scientific Center for Genetics and Life Sciences at Sirius University (Sochi). His words are reported by the press service of the university.
It is also noted that the research will prevent further export of valuable and unique objects abroad.
In 2009, the first decoding of the Neanderthal genome was carried out. As a result of research, it became clear that human DNA contains 2-4% of their genes.
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