We propose a new method for approximate Bayesian statistical inference on the basis of
summary statistics. The method is suited to complex problems that arise in population …

We use variation at a set of eight human Y chromosome microsatellite loci to investigate the
demographic history of the Y chromosome. Instead of assuming a population of constant …

BACKGROUND: Traditionally, transfusion medicine, platelet and human leukocyte antigen
(HLA) typing, and forensic medicine relied on serologic studies. METHODS: In recent years …

The nonrecombining portion of the human Y chromosome has proven to be a valuable tool
for the study of population history. The maintenance of extended haplotypes characteristic of …

Historical and genetic evidences suggest that the recently founded population of Antioquia
(Colombia) is potentially useful for the genetic mapping of complex traits. This population …

The paper gives a historical perspective of forensic DNA analysis and overviews existing
technologies implemented in forensic laboratories for DNA profiling. Short tandem repeat …

The genetic variance at seven Y-chromosomal microsatellite loci (or short tandem repeats
[STRs]) was studied among 986 male individuals from 20 globally dispersed human …

Human history is punctuated by periods of rapid cultural change. Although archeologists
have developed a range of models to describe cultural transitions, in most real examples we …

To evaluate sex-specific differences in gene flow between Native American populations from
South America and between those populations and recent immigrants to the New World, we …

Statistical methods of inference typically require the likelihood function to be computable in a
reasonable amount of time. The class of" likelihood-free" methods termed Approximate …