Mattias Jakobsson gave a short interview (video on Meta account Evolutionen och du – in Swedish) about the health consequences associated with the transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers.
Health change with the transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers
Latest news
- Surprising discovery in prehistoric DNA – traced to our kidneysLatest research results from Mattias Jakobsson and his colleagues at the Human Evolution Program were featured on local TV (18 Apr 2026). By examining DNA from thousands of years-old bone fragments, researchers have found genetic changes that were present in prehistoric humans – and in us today. The researchers also made a surprising discovery: several… Read more: Surprising discovery in prehistoric DNA – traced to our kidneys
- Short report from ProbGen 2026Mark Chernyshev attended the Probabilistic Modelling in Genomics conference in Berkeley, California, 25-28 March 2026 (ProbGen2026). The conference attracted around 1000 participants, and approximately 300 posters were displayed and discussed. Mark presented some of his research in the poster: Detecting Sapiens-Specific Selective Sweeps by Leveraging Deep Divergence and Machine Learning. Abstract Identifying the selective pressures… Read more: Short report from ProbGen 2026
- Researcher profile: Mattias JakobssonSometimes we know little about the people we work closely with. Uppsala University has recently published a researcher profile about the head of the Jakobsson Lab. Mattias’ research casts new light on human prehistory. “When you’re allowed to think freely, brainstorm and speculate. And the unknown, when we discover completely different things than what we… Read more: Researcher profile: Mattias Jakobsson
- Mark Chernyshev invited to attend 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting“I’ve always believed that transformative research happens at the intersection of fields, so I am particularly thrilled to announce I have been selected to attend the interdisciplinary 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting!I’m looking forward to this rare opportunity to exchange ideas with young scientists and laureates across all Nobel disciplines.” This interdisciplinary event will take… Read more: Mark Chernyshev invited to attend 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
- Meet Tan Xujie, a new Master’s student in the LabTan Xujie has just started research training in the Jakobsson Lab. For the next six weeks, he will work with Per Sjödin on how mutation spectra (which types of mutations are most common) vary between genomes. More specifically, how much it differs between modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans. Welcome to the group, Tan!