On the evolutionary origins of obesity: a new hypothesis
D Sellayah, FR Cagampang, RD Cox - Endocrinology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is an escalating threat of pandemic proportions, currently affecting billions of people
worldwide and exerting a devastating socioeconomic influence in industrialized countries …
worldwide and exerting a devastating socioeconomic influence in industrialized countries …
[HTML][HTML] An overview of malaria transmission from the perspective of Amazon Anopheles vectors
In the Americas, areas with a high risk of malaria transmission are mainly located in the
Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding …
Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding …
The Prevotella copri complex comprises four distinct clades underrepresented in westernized populations
Prevotella copri is a common human gut microbe that has been both positively and
negatively associated with host health. In a cross-continent meta-analysis exploiting> 6,500 …
negatively associated with host health. In a cross-continent meta-analysis exploiting> 6,500 …
Early human dispersals within the Americas
JV Moreno-Mayar, L Vinner, P de Barros Damgaard… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Genetic studies of the Pleistocene peopling of the Americas have focused
on the timing and number of migrations from Siberia into North America. They show that …
on the timing and number of migrations from Siberia into North America. They show that …
Ancient mitochondrial DNA provides high-resolution time scale of the peopling of the Americas
The exact timing, route, and process of the initial peopling of the Americas remains uncertain
despite much research. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of humans as far as …
despite much research. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of humans as far as …
Rapid radiation of humans in South America after the last glacial maximum: A radiocarbon-based study
The early peopling of the Americas has been one of the most hotly contested topics in
American anthropology and a research issue that draws archaeologists into a …
American anthropology and a research issue that draws archaeologists into a …
Evolutionary genomic dynamics of Peruvians before, during, and after the Inca Empire
Native Americans from the Amazon, Andes, and coastal geographic regions of South
America have a rich cultural heritage but are genetically understudied, therefore leading to …
America have a rich cultural heritage but are genetically understudied, therefore leading to …
Reconstructing Native American migrations from whole-genome and whole-exome data
S Gravel, F Zakharia, A Moreno-Estrada… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
There is great scientific and popular interest in understanding the genetic history of
populations in the Americas. We wish to understand when different regions of the continent …
populations in the Americas. We wish to understand when different regions of the continent …
Reconciling migration models to the Americas with the variation of North American native mitogenomes
A Achilli, UA Perego, H Lancioni… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
In this study we evaluated migration models to the Americas by using the information
contained in native mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from North America. Molecular …
contained in native mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from North America. Molecular …
An alternative model for the early peopling of southern South America revealed by analyses of three mitochondrial DNA haplogroups
After several years of research, there is now a consensus that America was populated from
Asia through Beringia, probably at the end of the Pleistocene. But many details such as the …
Asia through Beringia, probably at the end of the Pleistocene. But many details such as the …