"Since 2012, geneticist David Reich and his team of researchers have been studying DNA from living and ancient people to probe mysteries surrounding the origins of human life. But the future of their work faces uncertainty after the Trump administration's mass cancellation of nearly $2.7 billion in federal funding grants to Harvard. Reich and his collaborators have published 114 scientific papers through a National Institutes of Health grant that has been renewed three times over the past 13 years."
"Reich's research has contributed to the discovery that Neanderthals interbred with ancestors of both modern Europeans and Asians between 55,000 and 40,000 years ago, and that modern humans today carry genetic makeup from both Neanderthals and Denisovans. The team is also working on reconstructing the demographic history of human population growth and on producing a new version of the world's published ancient DNA database, which contains whole-genome data from more than 10,000 individuals."
David Reich and his research team have studied DNA from living and ancient people since 2012 to investigate human origins. The team produced 114 scientific papers supported by a National Institutes of Health grant renewed three times over 13 years. Research findings include evidence that Neanderthals interbred with ancestors of modern Europeans and Asians and that modern humans carry Neanderthal and Denisovan genetic material. Ongoing projects include reconstructing demographic history, developing new methods and tools for ancient DNA access, and producing an updated ancient DNA database containing whole-genome data from more than 10,000 individuals. Grant cancellation creates medium-term uncertainty for these efforts.
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