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Ancient genomes help to pinpoint origins of Aboriginal remains

DNA from Aboriginal Australian human remains could identify their native communities and enable repatriation.
  1. Ewen Callaway
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The remains of Indigenous Australians — taken from their resting places after European colonization — could now be returned, with help from ancient-DNA sequencing techniques.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07854-4

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  • Update 20 December 2018: This story has been updated with comments from Gudju Gudju Fourmile.

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  1. Wright, J. L. et al. Sci. Adv. 4, eaau5064 (2018).

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