2010: First successful sequencing of an ANCIENT human genome

2010: Dr. Willerslev wins the first genome race against Svante Pääbo and David Reich. The first successful sequencing of an ancient human genome, that of a 4,000-year-old Greenlander is produced. Dr. Eske Willerslev’s research on a 24,000-year-old Siberian skeleton revealed an unexpected connection between Europeans and Native Americans.