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For the study, researchers sequenced the DNA of 13 present-day members of the tribe. They compared that genetic material to ...

The mitochondrial genome can help researchers map ancestry and better understand the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases.

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All of this is an antidote to antisemitism,” says Emily August, chief public engagement officer for the Weitzman National ...