Ancient DNA reveals a hidden history of human adaptation
- Written by: Yassine Souilmi, Group Leader, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
Chelms Varthoumlien / UnsplashHumans may be just as vulnerable to environmental change as other animals, according to our new research analysing genetic data from more than a thousand people who lived across Europe and Asia over the past 45,000 years.
We found traces of more than 50 “hard sweeps” in which a rare genetic variant...
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