Friday, February 20, 2026

New Russian study sheds light on the early Christian period in Russia

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 A new Russian study ( ->link ) sheds light on the genetic heritage of the medieval population of Russia. Unfortunately, Iron Age samples...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Finally, ancient dna from Eura Luistari

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Eura's Luistari is the most famous Iron Age burial site in Finland. The extensive cemetery covers burials from the Migration Period to t...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Swedish queen who was buried in Finland

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 Karin Månsdotter ( ->link ) is the only Swedish royal buried in Finland. Karin was born into a lower estate, but became Queen of Sweden ...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Women's epigenetic aging depends on the reproductive history

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According to the research (-> link ) at the University of Helsinki (2026), a woman’s reproductive history affects biological aging and l...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

CHALLENGES OF ANCIENT DNA PRESERVATION IN FINLAND

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 New research highlights the challenges of DNA sampling from specimens found in Finland's acidic soil. The study can be found  here .
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Why do ethnic tests often fail?

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 People often wonder why different genetic tests give them completely different ethnic profiles. Finns sometimes get either a completely or ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Talk about "Junk Dna"

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 An interesting article discusses the inheritance of higher intellectual characteristics. It was previously believed that the genome is divi...