Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?
- Written by: Adam "Ben" Rohrlach, Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
Suna no onna / Wikimedia, CC BY-SAAfter analysing DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, our international team of researchers have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations.
Our results, published today in Nature Communications, show people with Down syndrome lived in ancient populations....
