Comparing ancient and modern: Understanding the relationship between ancient Egyptians and the modern Egyptian population is a question of genuine scientific and cultural importance.

Modern Egyptians carry a genetic heritage shaped by three thousand years of Dynastic history plus the subsequent contributions of Arab, Berber, Sudanese, and other populations.

Ancient DNA from across the Dynastic period would allow researchers to trace the genetic threads that connect ancient to modern, identifying continuities and changes.

All of these research directions are now more feasible because of NUE001.

The technical proof of principle has been established.