Genetic admixture of divergent intraspecific lineages is increasingly suspected to have an
important role in the success of colonising populations. However, admixture is not a …

Genetic information contains a record of the history of our species, and technological
advances have transformed our ability to access this record. Many studies have used …

Modern genetic data combined with appropriate statistical methods have the potential to
contribute substantially to our understanding of human history. We have developed an …

The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal
throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological …

Our species exhibits spectacular success due to cumulative culture. While cognitive
evolution of social learning mechanisms may be partially responsible for adaptive human …

In humans, the ability to digest lactose, the sugar in milk, declines after weaning because of
decreasing levels of the enzyme lactase-phlorizin hydrolase, encoded by LCT. However …

APOL1 kidney disease is a unique case in the field of the genetics of common disease: 2
variants (termed G1 and G2) with high population frequency have been repeatedly …

The worldwide burden of tuberculosis (TB) remains an enormous problem, and is
particularly severe in the admixed South African Coloured (SAC) population residing in the …

Examining patterns of molecular genetic variation in both modern-day and ancient humans
has proved to be a powerful approach to learn about our origins. Rapid advances in DNA …

Dengue virus (DENV) is the etiologic agent of dengue fever, the most significant mosquito-
borne viral disease in humans. Up to 400 million DENV infections occur every year, and …