/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2025/05/28/what-50000-years-of-ancient-dna-uncovers-about-human-evolution Environment Institute member Dr Yassine Souilmi and his team at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Centre for Ancient DNA are challenging what we thought we knew about human adaptation. Their 2022 study, now spotlighted by SCIAM, analysed over 1,100 ancient genomes to uncover powerful genetic adaptations many of which have been erased from modern DNA due to population mixing. May 29 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/05/28/what-50000-years-of-ancient-dna-uncovers-about-human-evolution