The fundamental shift associated with the domestication of plants and animals allowed for a
dramatic increase in human population sizes and the emergence of modern society. Despite …

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus appeared 20 years ago as the
cause of a new disease in swine. Today PRRS is the most significant swine disease …

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe,
Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our …

Domestication of plants and animals promoted humanity's transition from nomadic to
sedentary lifestyles, demographic expansion, and the emergence of civilizations. In contrast …

Domestic pigs have evolved genetic adaptations to their local environmental conditions,
such as cold and hot climates. We sequenced the genomes of 69 pigs from 15 …

The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal
throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological …

Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) fulfill various roles ranging from food and
entertainment to religion and ornamentation. To survey its genetic diversity and trace the …

Modern genetics, ecology and archaeology are combined to reconstruct the domestication
and diversification of rice. Early rice cultivation followed two pathways towards …

During the last decade, ancient DNA research has been revolutionized by the availability of
increasingly powerful DNA sequencing and ancillary genomics technologies, giving rise to …

We review the origins and dispersal of rice in Asia based on a data base of 443
archaeobotanical reports. Evidence is considered in terms of quality, and especially whether …