A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from Morocco in northwest Africa revealed that food production was introduced by Neolithic European and Levantine migrants and then adopted by local groups.
Tag: human genomes
Using paleogenomics to elucidate 10,000 years of immune system evolution
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, the CNRS and the Collège de France have used paleogenomics to trace 10,000 years of human immune system evolution.
Humans continue to evolve with the emergence of new genes
Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve.
Population Bottlenecks That Reduced Genetic Diversity Were Common Throughout Human History
Human populations have waxed and waned over the millennia, with some cultures exploding and migrating to new areas or new continents, others dropping to such low numbers that their genetic diversity plummeted.
Archaeology: First Pompeiian human genome sequenced
The first successfully sequenced human genome from an individual who died in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE is presented this week in a study published in Scientific Reports.
Crowning a quest into a very well-guarded secret: Structure of the kinetochore corona finally revealed
Cell division builds our bodies, supplying all cells in our tissues and organs, from the skin to the intestine, from the blood to the brain.
Human Proteoform Project to map proteins in human body
Now that the Human Genome Project has officially wrapped, an international team of researchers will map the entire collection of proteins in the human body.