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Nature
1 month ago
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Neanderthal-human baby-making was recent - and brief

High-resolution analysis identified when Neanderthals and Homo sapiens interbred around 60,000 years ago for a brief period in evolutionary terms. [ more ]
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5 months ago
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Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe

Migrants who arrived in Europe in three waves starting 45,000 years ago brought with them genetic traits found in modern Europeans, including a heightened risk for multiple sclerosis.
The regional variation in certain traits found in modern Europeans was caused by differences in migrants' dispersal patterns, contradicting the idea that genetic differences arose mainly as people adapted to specific locations in Europe. [ more ]
www.nature.com
5 months ago
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Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe

Migrants who arrived in Europe in three waves starting 45,000 years ago brought with them genetic traits found in modern Europeans, including a heightened risk for multiple sclerosis.
The regional variation in certain traits found in modern Europeans was caused by differences in migrants' dispersal patterns, contradicting the idea that genetic differences arose mainly as people adapted to specific locations in Europe. [ more ]
Harvard Gazette
2 weeks ago
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Tracking entwined histories of malaria, humans - Harvard Gazette

Malaria has shaped the human genome through the prevalence of inherited blood disorders like sickle cell disease, providing resistance. [ more ]
www.nature.com
5 months ago
OMG science

Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe

Migrants who arrived in Europe in three waves starting 45,000 years ago brought with them genetic traits found in modern Europeans, including a heightened risk for multiple sclerosis.
The regional variation in certain traits found in modern Europeans was caused by differences in migrants' dispersal patterns, contradicting the idea that genetic differences arose mainly as people adapted to specific locations in Europe. [ more ]
www.nature.com
5 months ago
OMG science

Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe

Migrants who arrived in Europe in three waves starting 45,000 years ago brought with them genetic traits found in modern Europeans, including a heightened risk for multiple sclerosis.
The regional variation in certain traits found in modern Europeans was caused by differences in migrants' dispersal patterns, contradicting the idea that genetic differences arose mainly as people adapted to specific locations in Europe. [ more ]
Harvard Gazette
2 weeks ago
OMG science

Tracking entwined histories of malaria, humans - Harvard Gazette

Malaria has shaped the human genome through the prevalence of inherited blood disorders like sickle cell disease, providing resistance. [ more ]
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www.nature.com
5 months ago
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Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe

Migrants who arrived in Europe in three waves starting 45,000 years ago brought with them genetic traits found in modern Europeans, including a heightened risk for multiple sclerosis.
The regional variation in certain traits found in modern Europeans was caused by differences in migrants' dispersal patterns, contradicting the idea that genetic differences arose mainly as people adapted to specific locations in Europe. [ more ]
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