Our Neanderthal Cousins
There’s much to recommend in Carl Zimmer’s profile of David Reich in Discovery Magazine. Not least of which are details on our favorite extinct human cousins, Neanderthals. Neanderthals are the...
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The Origins of Pastoralism in Africa: What do the Genes Say
By Brenna HennA Nilotic-speaking pastoralist from Tanzania / Sarah A. TishkoffGenes are just one component that children inherit from their parents. Throughout much of human history, especially when populations consisted...
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Peopling of the Americas (Times Two)
Just when you thought everything was starting to make sense — new genetic research on the peopling of the Americas throws us a curve.There has been plenty of research in...
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