High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health

A Choudhury, S Aron, LR Botigué, D Sengupta… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The African continent is regarded as the cradle of modern humans and African genomes
contain more genetic variation than those from any other continent, yet only a fraction of the …

[HTML][HTML] African population history: an ancient DNA perspective

M Vicente, CM Schlebusch - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2020 - Elsevier
The history of human populations in Africa is complex and includes various demographic
events that influenced patterns of genetic variation across the continent. Through genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic landscape of the signals of positive natural selection in populations of Northern Eurasia: A view from Northern Russia

AV Khrunin, GV Khvorykh, AN Fedorov, SA Limborska - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Natural selection of beneficial genetic variants played a critical role in human adaptation to a
wide range of environmental conditions. Northern Eurasia, despite its severe climate, is …

A Late Pleistocene human humerus from Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya

OM Pearson, EC Hill, DJ Peppe… - Journal of Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
In 2010, a hominin right humerus fragment (KNM-RU 58330) was surface collected in a
small gully at Nyamita North in the Late Pleistocene Wasiriya Beds of Rusinga Island …

Differential reproduction

L Betzig - The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology …, 2020 - torrossa.com
The Descent of Man. Because it was relevant, he attached an essay on Selection in Relation
to Sex. He noted that, across species, males tend to be better ornamented, and better …

[HTML][HTML] Demographic History and Adaptation in African Populations

M Vicente - 2020 - diva-portal.org
Africa is the continent where modern humans originated and yet, African demographic
history remains largely unknown. Through analyzing the genetic composition of extant and …