Ancient human DNA

DNA from a 6,000-year-old human skeleton found in the city of Wuxi in East China’s Jiangsu Province has been extracted, according to a new archaeological research.

The ancient human DNA sample from a male skeleton found in a tomb is from the Neolithic Age Majiabang Culture period.

Compared with published mitochondrial DNA data found in other ancient sites in various countries and regions, this type of DNA is the same as that found in places including northern Vietnam (4,000-2,000 years ago), northern Laos (3,000 years ago), Indonesia (2,000 years ago), the Philippines (1,800 years ago), and Guangxi, China (1,500 years ago), said Wen Shaoqing, an archaeologist who leads the research.

Intelligent mines

CHINA has been pushing forward the development of intelligent mining amid efforts to improve production safety, according to a Monday press conference on mine safety.

The country has taken a series of measures to boost the development of intelligent mines, which is picking up steam, National Mine Safety Administration official Sun Qingguo told the press conference.

‘Comfort women’

THE Chinese mainland has 10 surviving “comfort women” to date, said the Research Center for Comfort Women at Shanghai Normal University on Monday.

The term refers to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The center has set up a fund for “comfort women” research and assistance, which assists the victims and supports relevant research.

Previous research showed some 400,000 women in Asia were forced to be “comfort women” for the Japanese army during World War II, and nearly half were Chinese.