Washington – The first large-scale analysis of DNA from ancient human remains from the Middle East has revealed the genetic identity and the population dynamics of the first world farmers. The study, published on Nature, led to the discovery of three genetically distinct peasant populations that lived between the Eastern Mediterranean and South-West Asia between 12 thousand and 8 thousand years ago. The results, the report says indicate “revolutionary agricultural technology spread throughout the region”. An innovative research that has seen the contribution of Ornella Semino and Antonio Torroni, genetics teachers at the University of Pavia Department of Biology and Biotechnology: “This work – they said – is a very important milestone in putting together the pieces of our past, and we are very excited to be a part of it.” (9Colonne)
