The source of the Black Death in fourteenth-century central Eurasia

MA Spyrou, L Musralina, GA Gnecchi Ruscone… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The origin of the medieval Black Death pandemic (ad 1346–1353) has been a topic of
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …

Upper Palaeolithic genomes reveal deep roots of modern Eurasians

ER Jones, G Gonzalez-Fortes, S Connell… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
We extend the scope of European palaeogenomics by sequencing the genomes of Late
Upper Palaeolithic (13,300 years old, 1.4-fold coverage) and Mesolithic (9,700 years old …

Early Neolithic genomes from the eastern Fertile Crescent

F Broushaki, MG Thomas, V Link, S López, L Van Dorp… - Science, 2016 - science.org
We sequenced Early Neolithic genomes from the Zagros region of Iran (eastern Fertile
Crescent), where some of the earliest evidence for farming is found, and identify a previously …

Iranome: a catalog of genomic variations in the Iranian population

Z Fattahi, M Beheshtian, M Mohseni… - Human …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the application of human genome variation databases in precision medicine,
population‐specific genome projects are continuously being developed. However, the …

RNAcentral: a comprehensive database of non-coding RNA sequences

Nucleic acids research, 2017 - academic.oup.com
RNAcentral is a database of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) sequences that aggregates data
from specialised ncRNA resources and provides a single entry point for accessing ncRNA …

Population genetics of the European Roma—a review

GF Ena, J Aizpurua-Iraola, N Font-Porterias, F Calafell… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Roma are a group of populations with a common origin that share the Romani identity
and cultural heritage. Their genetic history has been inferred through multiple studies based …

Resolving the ancestry of Austronesian-speaking populations

PA Soares, JA Trejaut, T Rito, B Cavadas, C Hill… - Human genetics, 2016 - Springer
There are two very different interpretations of the prehistory of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA),
with genetic evidence invoked in support of both. The “out-of-Taiwan” model proposes a …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct genetic variation and heterogeneity of the Iranian population

Z Mehrjoo, Z Fattahi, M Beheshtian, M Mohseni… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Iran, despite its size, geographic location and past cultural influence, has largely been a
blind spot for human population genetic studies. With only sparse genetic information on the …

New insights from Thailand into the maternal genetic history of Mainland Southeast Asia

W Kutanan, J Kampuansai, A Brunelli… - European Journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
Tai-Kadai (TK) is one of the major language families in Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA),
with a concentration in the area of Thailand and Laos. Our previous study of 1234 mtDNA …

Genetic analysis of Mingrelians reveals long-term continuity of populations in Western Georgia (Caucasus)

TG Schurr, R Shengelia… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
To elucidate the population history of the Caucasus, we conducted a survey of genetic
diversity in Samegrelo (Mingrelia), western Georgia. We collected DNA samples and …