Featured: How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

Dec 31, 2024

We’re excited to be featured in a new article by writer and science journalist Laura Spinney about ancient human DNA from archaeological sediment. The piece was published in New Scientist, and Laura’s work has also appeared in The Guardian, The Economist, Nature, and National Geographic. It’s really exciting for us to be part of one of her articles!

Click the following link to read (paywall) or send an e-mail to diyendo.massilani@yale.edu.

© Ancient human remains are rare and don’t necessarily contain DNA, Shutterstock/Microgen

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from all of us at the Massilani Lab! Wishing you a year full of discoveries, success, and joy! 🎉-- Joanna, Shahar, Edward, Mike, Phoebe, Diyendo, Eleanor and Rebecca (from left to right)

We had a Clay Date – Lab Fall Event

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