Origins of modern human ancestry

A Bergström, C Stringer, M Hajdinjak, EML Scerri… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
New finds in the palaeoanthropological and genomic records have changed our view of the
origins of modern human ancestry. Here we review our current understanding of how the …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of evolutionary history on human health and disease

ML Benton, A Abraham, AL LaBella, P Abbot… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Nearly all genetic variants that influence disease risk have human-specific origins; however,
the systems they influence have ancient roots that often trace back to evolutionary events …

Haplotype-resolved diverse human genomes and integrated analysis of structural variation

P Ebert, PA Audano, Q Zhu, B Rodriguez-Martin… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The characterization of the full spectrum of genetic variation is critical to
understanding human health and disease. Recent technological advances have made it …

The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals

H Zeberg, S Pääbo - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A recent genetic association study identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a risk locus
for respiratory failure after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

[HTML][HTML] ABO genotype alters the gut microbiota by regulating GalNAc levels in pigs

H Yang, J Wu, X Huang, Y Zhou, Y Zhang, M Liu, Q Liu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The composition of the intestinal microbiome varies considerably between individuals and is
correlated with health. Understanding the extent to which, and how, host genetics …

Insights into human genetic variation and population history from 929 diverse genomes

A Bergström, SA McCarthy, R Hui, MA Almarri, Q Ayub… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Large-scale human genome-sequencing studies to date have been limited
to large, metropolitan populations or to small numbers of genomes from each group. Much …

Human-specific genetics: new tools to explore the molecular and cellular basis of human evolution

AA Pollen, U Kilik, CB Lowe, JG Camp - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Our ancestors acquired morphological, cognitive and metabolic modifications that enabled
humans to colonize diverse habitats, develop extraordinary technologies and reshape the …

[LIBRO][B] Who we are and how we got here: Ancient DNA and the new science of the human past

D Reich - 2018 - books.google.com
The past few years have witnessed a revolution in our ability to obtain DNA from ancient
humans. This important new data has added to our knowledge from archaeology and …

Insights from genomes into the evolutionary importance and prevalence of hybridization in nature

SA Taylor, EL Larson - Nature ecology & evolution, 2019 - nature.com
Hybridization is an evolutionary phenomenon that has fascinated biologists for centuries.
Prior to the advent of whole-genome sequencing, it was clear that hybridization had played …

[LIBRO][B] The human planet: How we created the Anthropocene

SL Lewis, MA Maslin - 2018 - books.google.com
A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the
most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites …