Mar 15 - Gibraltar Ancient DNA Research Helps Shine Spotlight On Iberia
- Gibraltar-based scientists have contributed to a major genetic study of the history of the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula.
- The international team led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Spain has conducted the largest-ever study of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula, spanning 8,000 years.
- Analyses suggest the Iberian Y chromosome was almost completely replaced between 4,000 and 4,500 years ago.
The Chief Minister made the following statement this afternoon in Parliament regarding the latest Brexit developments:
Today the Gibraltar Dialysis Patients and Friends Association held an event at Westside School in aid of World Kidney Day.
An open air touring exhibition on the theme of Ice Age Europe was inaugurated today by Minister for Education, Heritage, the Environment and Climate Change, John Cortes, at the Commonwealth Park where it will remain on display for public viewing until the end of May before continuing its European tour at the Préhistomuseum in Belgium.
