{"id":1998,"date":"2024-10-29T12:05:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/130.238.147.106\/jakobssonlab\/?page_id=1998"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:48:26","slug":"media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/media\/","title":{"rendered":"Media coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes, published in Nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jakobsson, M., Bernhardsson, C., McKenna, J., Hollfelder, N., Vicente, M., Edlund, H., Coutinho, A., Sj\u00f6din, P., Brink, J., Zipfel, B., Malmstr\u00f6m, H., Lombard, M. & Schlebusch, C. (2025). Homo sapiens<\/em>-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes. Nature<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-025-09811-4<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Uppsala University Press Release<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
University of Johannesburg
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Science News:<\/strong> Ancient Southern Africans took genetic evolution in a new direction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Conversation<\/strong>: Becoming human in southern Africa: what ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phys Org<\/strong>: https:\/\/phys.org\/visualstories\/2025-12-thousand-year-genomes-southern-africa.amp<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground News<\/strong> (SA): Ancient Genomes From Southern Africa Reveal Distinct Human Lineage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian Defence Review<\/strong>: Ancient African Populations Were Isolated for 100,000 Years\u2014And Their Genetics Are Completely Different<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popular Archaeology<\/strong>: Becoming human in southern Africa: What ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Science<\/strong>: An extreme end of human genetic variation’: Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover Magazine<\/strong>: Ancient Genomes Expose 200,000 Years of Human Isolation in Southern Africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aventuras na Hist\u00f3ria<\/strong>: Primeiros humanos evolu\u00edram isolados no sul da \u00c1frica por quase 100 mil anos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology Networks<\/strong>: Ancient DNA Reveals Deep Roots of Humans in Southern Africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sverige Radio<\/strong>: Nya DNA-sp\u00e5r: m\u00e4nsklighetens ursprung kan ha tolkats fel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online FOCUS:<\/strong> Neue Studie offenbart: 100.000 Jahre Isolation pr\u00e4gten die Menschheit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Times of India<\/strong>: Human evolution mystery unlocked: How 100,000 years of isolation in southern Africa revealed hidden secrets of ancient DNA and our evolutionary history<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuttgarter Zeitung<\/strong>: Wiege der Menschheit: Ist der Mensch in S\u00fcdafrika entstanden?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankenpost<\/strong>: Ist der moderne Mensch in S\u00fcdafrika entstanden?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archaeology News, online magazine<\/strong>: Ancient humans lived in isolation in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, new study shows<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC<\/strong>: Sud\u00e1frica, la ‘cuna olvidada’: hallan el ADN que cambi\u00f3 la historia de la Humanidad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interia<\/strong>: Izolowali si\u0119 przez 200 tys. lat. Naukowcy odkryli kluczowe mutacje w ich DNA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earth.com<\/strong>: Lost lineage of early humans in Africa rewrites our origin story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Neuron<\/strong>: Secrets in Ancient Human DNA Reveal a Lost Branch of Humanity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers Avoided Inbreeding By Exchanging Women Between Tribes, Study Finds!<\/em>, The Times of India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Sim\u00f5es et al. (2024) article on exogamic practices of hunter-gatherers<\/a>, published in PNAS, Anthropology appeared in some media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n