Tag: disease exposure
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Adaptation to infectious disease exposure in indigenous Southern African populations
We published new results on the selection pressure on loci affected by introduced diseases in two indigenous South African populations. We found […]
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- Ancient DNA HLA typing reveals significant shifts in frequency in Europe since the NeolithicA new article by Plascencia, Jakobsson & Sánchez-Quinto (2025) is published in Nature Scientific Reports. Abstract Computational HLA typing has surged as a cost-effective strategy to uncover questions regarding the evolution of the HLA system, enabling immunogenic characterization from ancient DNA (aDNA) data. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether these methods are suitable for analyzing aDNA… Read more: Ancient DNA HLA typing reveals significant shifts in frequency in Europe since the Neolithic
- Investigating population continuity and ghost admixture among ancient genomesCo-authors from the Jakobsson Lab. The recent paper by McKenna, Bernhardsson, Waxham, Jakobsson and Sjödin (2024) is published in HPGG. Abstract Ancient DNA (aDNA) can prove a valuable resource when investigating the evolutionary relationships between ancient and modern populations. Performing demographic inference using datasets that include aDNA samples however, requires statistical methods that explicitly account… Read more: Investigating population continuity and ghost admixture among ancient genomes
- Mattias Jakobsson elected a new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciencesBig congratulations, Mattias! The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) was founded on 2 June 1739. It is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in society whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines. Every year, the academy awards the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize… Read more: Mattias Jakobsson elected a new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciences
- Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic FranceA new article on exogamic practices of hunter-gatherers, by Simões et al. (2024) was published in PNAS, Anthropology. Significance Since the early Holocene, western and central Europe was inhabited by a genetically distinct group of hunter-gatherers. We generated different types of biomolecular data, including deep coverage complete genome sequencing, from human skeletal remains buried in… Read more: Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France
- Explaining human evolution: Ny populärvetenskaplig skrift berättar om människans evolution (Swedish)Science says – about human evolution is the fifth in a series of popular science writings from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, produced and distributed with the support of the Nature & Culture Foundation. The goal is to spread science-based information on important and current topics to the public, especially those where research has… Read more: Explaining human evolution: Ny populärvetenskaplig skrift berättar om människans evolution (Swedish)