Decoding Human History with Ancient DNA

This year is the 20^(th)anniversary of sequencing the human genome.In honor of this event,a research team led by Prof.FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology(IVPP)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reviewed the most recent progress in the field of ancient DNA(aDNA),i.e.,DNA obtained from the remains of past organisms.This review,entitled"Insights into Human History from the First Decade of Ancient Human Genomics,"was published in Science on Sept.23.