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Ancient Britons 'replaced' by newcomersThe ancient population of Britain was almost completely replaced by newcomers about 4,500 years ago, a study shows.The findings mean modern Britons trace just a small fraction of their ancestry to the people who built Stonehenge.The astonishing result comes from analysis of DNA extracted from 400 ancient remains across Europe.The mammoth study, published in Nature, suggests the newcomers, known as Beaker people, replaced 90% of the British gene pool in a few hundred years.
Anti-bacterial wipes pointless as bugs grow back in 20 minutes, scientist says Anti-bacterial wipes only eradicate bacteria from kitchen surfaces for 20 minutes and using them to keep germs at bay is "an absolutely redundant" exercise, a scientist has said. "...you don't need to be so fastidious in cleaning your house from top to bottom because you can't actually remove all bacteria and nor would we want to - exposing ourselves to everyday pathogens is good in keeping the immune system healthy and strong."