Genetic researchers analyzed the DNA of insects found on the hair of a mummified human. These remains were discovered in an Iranian salt mine and date back approximately 1500 years.
During the analysis, fragments of louse egg DNA were studied. The results showed that these insects belong to clade A. This clade is currently found both in Iran and in several other countries.
The findings were presented to the scientific community in an article published in the journal Insects.
Russian biologists were the first to read the DNA of the extinct Steller's puffin, which previously inhabited the Commander Islands. Researchers extracted genetic information from the remains of two individuals found on Bering Island.
According to the scientists' data, the age of one of these individuals is estimated to be approximately 230–500 years, while the second individual lived from 1220 to 1510 years. The results of this scientific work were officially presented in the publication BMC Ecology and Evolution.
