Category: Highlights
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Ancient X chromosomes reveal contrasting sex bias in Neolithic and Bronze Age Eurasian migrations
A new PNAS publication by Goldberg, Günther, Rosenberg and Jakobsson (2017) reveals more about sex-biased migrations into Neolithic Europe. Significance Studies of differing female and male demographic histories on the basis of ancient genomes can provide insight into the social structures and cultural interactions during major events in human prehistory. We consider the sex-specific demography…
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1,000 genomes project supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Mattias Jakobsson together with Jan Storå and Anders Götherström from the Stockholm University were awarded a prestigious grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to study 1,000 ancient genomes. The aim is to create a catalog of the genetic variation of people living in Europe and Asia between 1,000 and 50,000 years ago. Skeletal…
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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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Genomic Diversity and Admixture Differs for Stone-Age Scandinavian Foragers and Farmers
An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University reports a breakthrough in understanding the demographic history of Stone-Age humans. The findings are published in Science, Skoglund et al. (2014). Abstract Prehistoric population structure associated with the transition to an agricultural lifestyle in Europe remains a contentious idea. Population-genomic data from 11…
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Lactase Persistence Alleles Reveal Partial East African Ancestry of Southern African Khoe Pastoralists
In a new study Breton et al. (2014) show how lactase persistence variants tell the story about the ancestry of the Khoe people in southern Africa. Highlights Related content Lactase persistence alleles reveal ancestry of southern African Khoe pastoralists
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VR Grant for Distinguished Young Researchers
December 10, 2013. The Swedish Research Council’s “Grant for Distinguished Young Researchers” of 18 million SEK is awarded to Mattias Jakobsson. Congratulations!