human migration
Papua New Guinea Population Structure, Prion Disease Effects Characterized in Genetic Study
By genotyping individuals from villages in PNG's Eastern Highlands, researchers retraced migrations and interactions, including those related to an epidemic of the prion disease kuru.
Black Death Plague Shows Limited Ancestry, Immune Effects in Study of Ancient Cambridge
Researchers saw limited ancestry or immune gene shifts linked to the Black Death pandemic in an analysis of 275 pre- and post-plague individuals in Cambridgeshire.
Ancient European Genome Studies Reveal Historical Population Interactions, Modern-Day Disease Clues
With an ancient European genome collection, researchers retraced population turnover events while digging into trait- and disease-related variants carried by distinct ancestral groups.
Mexican Population Studies Provide Ancestry, Complex Trait Clues
Teams teased out ancestry, allele frequency, imputation, and genetic risk variant profiles for populations using data from the Mexican Biobank and Mexico City Prospective Study.
Angolan Namib Desert Population Analysis Uncovers New Ancestry Group With Deep Divergence
A genetic analysis focused on populations in the Angolan Namib region revealed ancestry from an unknown group with deep divergence in the human lineage.