human migration
Genetic Analysis of H. Pylori Indicates Americas Colonized in One Main Migration Event
The commensal stomach bacterium evolved and moved with people, and a new analysis of it provides more details into the peopling of Siberia and the Americas.
Genomic Study Highlights Summer Travel Role in SARS-CoV-2 Variant Spread in Europe
Investigators found that a strain that first appeared in Spain last spring was introduced to additional European locations hundreds of times with the help of summer travel.
Sequencing Study Uncovers Genetic Similarities Across Early Ancient Aegean Cultures
Investigators saw genetic similarities in culturally distinct Early Bronze Age individuals, followed by an influx of additional hunter-gatherer-related ancestry.
Neanderthal Population Replacement Detected Using Spanish Cave Sediments
Nuclear and mitochondrial sequences from sediment samples pointed to two Neanderthal radiations, as well as a population replacement, in northern Spain.
Ancient Sequencing Studies Provide Look at Early Modern Human Populations in Europe
A pair of new studies focus on two modern human populations with recent Neanderthal mixing that lived in Europe around 45,000 or more years ago.