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Anatolia as the source of the European Neolithic gene pool
A new article from the lab appeared in Current Biology. Omrak et al. 2016. Genomic Evidence Establishes Anatolia as the Source of the European Neolithic Gene Pool. Report. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.019 Highlights
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Africa – a cross-disciplinary approach to inferring human history
On 3rd December 2015 the Jakobsson Lab organized a mini symposium with experts from various fields of Human Evolution.
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Ancient genomes link early farmers from Atapuerca in Spain to modern-day Basques
The research described in the article by Günther et al. (2015) in PNAS reveals that early Iberian farmers are the closest ancestors to modern-day Basques, in contrast to previous hypotheses. Significance The transition from a foraging subsistence strategy to a sedentary farming society is arguably the greatest innovation in human history. Some modern-day groups—specifically the…
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Lab retreat, or “How to learn fly fishing”
We went fly-fishing at lake Fyrväpplingen. TJ and Per caught some nice trout for lunch.Lucie had a big one on the hook, but it got free.