The 2022 nobel prize in physiology or medicine awarded for the decoding of the complete ancient human genome

Abstract

Since the publication of the first ancient DNA sequence in 1984, experimental methods used to recover ancient DNA have advanced greatly, illuminating previously unknown branches of the human family tree and opening up several promising new avenues for future studies of human evolution. The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Svante Pääbo, director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, for his work on ancient DNA and human evolution. On his first day back at work, he was thrown in the pond as part of his institute's tradition of celebrating award winners.

Keywords

• 2022 nobel prize in physiology or medicine
• Svante pääbo
• Ancient DNA
• Archaic humans