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• Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes, published in NatureDecember 4, 2025
  In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of the genomes of 28 people who lived between 10,200 and 150 years ago in southern Africa. The researchers also found genetic adaptations that likely shaped Homo sapiens… Read more: Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes, published in Nature
• A decade with the ancient Southern AfricansDecember 3, 2025
  The Jakobsson Lab team, in various constellations of researchers and with varying levels of engagement, has been working on genetic material first investigated more than a decade ago. Now, the first fruits of the work are collected. The major publication from this project is out now. Behind the scene impressions.
• Ideas that change the world.September 11, 2025
  Human Evolution was the focus of the latest episode (Season 6, Ep. 112) in the Nobel Prize Museum’s podcast series, Ideas that change the world, with Mattias Jakobsson. We all carry the entire history of humanity in our genes. When researchers examine the DNA of people living today and compare it with the genetic material… Read more: Ideas that change the world.
• New master student in the groupSeptember 11, 2025
  Anna Louise Olsson has joined the group to work on her master’s degree project, Genomic History of Northwestern Africa since the Iron Age, under the mentorship of Luciana Simões. Welcome to the team, Loiuse! Project summary North Africa has long been a crucial crossroads, connecting sub-Saharan Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Near East, facilitating cultural… Read more: New master student in the group
• Mark Chernyshev is the new postdoctoral researcher in the Jakobsson LabSeptember 8, 2025
  We are happy to announce that Mark Chernyshev has recently joined the team as a bioinformatician researcher in population genetics. He studies ancient and modern population demography using whole-genome sequencing datasets and develops tools using Markov models. Mark has earned his PhD from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm for his work on Computational approaches to study… Read more: Mark Chernyshev is the new postdoctoral researcher in the Jakobsson Lab

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