Scientists successfully recover DNA from 3400-yr-old mummies
Scientists have successfully recovered and analysed ancient DNA from 151 Egyptian mummies dating from 1400 BC to 400 AD. Researchers claim the study as a first when complete genome-wide data was recovered from three individuals. The genomic study revealed modern Egyptians shared more ancestry with sub-Saharan Africans than ancient Egyptians who were genetically unaffected by foreign conquests.