Until recently, the Y chromosome seemed to fulfil the role of juvenile delinquent among
human chromosomes—rich in junk, poor in useful attributes, reluctant to socialize with its …

Geneticists are interested in finding genes associated with disease. Because of widespread
health disparities, race is a variable that is often said to be relevant in this context. The idea …

We present a DNA library preparation method that has allowed us to reconstruct a high-
coverage (30×) genome sequence of a Denisovan, an extinct relative of Neandertals. The …

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …

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 …

Cranial morphology is widely used to reconstruct evolutionary relationships, but its reliability
in reflecting phylogeny and population history has been questioned. Some cranial regions …

This book is an introduction to the archaeology of Australia from prehistoric times to the
eighteenth century AD. It is the only up-to-date textbook on the subject and is designed for …

Is sharing food such an everyday, unremarkable occurrence? In fact, the human tendency to
sit together peacefully over food is actually rather an extraordinary phenomenon, and one …

Two tribal groups from southern India—the Chenchus and Koyas—were analyzed for
variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), the Y chromosome, and one autosomal locus and …

Human genetic diversity in the Pacific has not been adequately sampled, particularly in
Melanesia. As a result, population relationships there have been open to debate. A genome …