Australia

Denisovan HLA and its role in immunity

Today's people have inherited several immune alleles from archaic people. Understanding what difference they made is a continuing challenge.

Aug 11 •

A hard ceiling on modern human dispersal

Neandertal DNA in some of the oldest modern human genomes establishes a short timeline of 50,000 years for the out-of-Africa founder event.

Jan 29 •

Top 10 discoveries about ancient people from DNA in 2023

This year's highlights include ways of finding ancient relatives, how some phenotypes evolved in ancient people, and trace evidence from artifacts.

Dec 31, 2023 •

Recounting the repatriation of aboriginal remains from Lake Mungo

Reacting to a feature article from Smithsonian magazine that followed the reburial of a 42,000-year-old human skeleton.

Aug 25, 2019 •

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