Molecular perspectives on the Bantu expansion: a synthesis
B Pakendorf, C de Filippo, K Bostoen - Language Dynamics and Change, 2011 - brill.com
The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples over large parts of sub-Saharan Africa is still a
matter of debate—not only with respect to the propelling force behind it and the route (s) …
matter of debate—not only with respect to the propelling force behind it and the route (s) …
Age of the Association between Helicobacter pylori and Man
When modern humans left Africa ca. 60,000 years ago (60 kya), they were already infected
with Helicobacter pylori, and these bacteria have subsequently diversified in parallel with …
with Helicobacter pylori, and these bacteria have subsequently diversified in parallel with …
Ancient genomes reveal complex patterns of population movement, interaction, and replacement in sub-Saharan Africa
K Wang, S Goldstein, M Bleasdale, B Clist… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Africa hosts the greatest human genetic diversity globally, but legacies of ancient population
interactions and dispersals across the continent remain understudied. Here, we report …
interactions and dispersals across the continent remain understudied. Here, we report …
Complex patterns of genomic admixture within southern Africa
DC Petersen, O Libiger, EA Tindall, RA Hardie… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Within-population genetic diversity is greatest within Africa, while between-population
genetic diversity is directly proportional to geographic distance. The most divergent …
genetic diversity is directly proportional to geographic distance. The most divergent …
Genetic variation reveals large-scale population expansion and migration during the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples
S Li, C Schlebusch… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The majority of sub-Saharan Africans today speak a number of closely related languages
collectively referred to as 'Bantu'languages. The current distribution of Bantu-speaking …
collectively referred to as 'Bantu'languages. The current distribution of Bantu-speaking …
Population structure and infectious disease risk in southern Africa
The KhoeSan populations are the earliest known indigenous inhabitants of southern Africa.
The relatively recent expansion of Bantu-speaking agropastoralists, as well as European …
The relatively recent expansion of Bantu-speaking agropastoralists, as well as European …
MtDNA control region variation affirms diversity and deep sub-structure in populations from southern Africa
Abstract Background The current San and Khoe populations are remnant groups of a much
larger and widely dispersed population of hunter-gatherers and pastoralists, who had …
larger and widely dispersed population of hunter-gatherers and pastoralists, who had …
Ancient substructure in early mtDNA lineages of southern Africa
Among the deepest-rooting clades in the human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) phylogeny are
the haplogroups defined as L0d and L0k, which are found primarily in southern Africa …
the haplogroups defined as L0d and L0k, which are found primarily in southern Africa …
Pharmacogenomic research in South Africa: lessons learned and future opportunities in the rainbow nation
South Africa, like many other developing countries, stands to benefit from novel diagnostics
and drugs developed by pharmacogenomics guidance due to high prevalence of disease …
and drugs developed by pharmacogenomics guidance due to high prevalence of disease …
Simultaneous whole mitochondrial genome sequencing with short overlapping amplicons suitable for degraded DNA using the ion torrent personal genome machine
L Chaitanya, A Ralf, M van Oven, T Kupiec… - Human …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Whole mitochondrial (mt) genome analysis enables a considerable increase in analysis
throughput, and improves the discriminatory power to the maximum possible phylogenetic …
throughput, and improves the discriminatory power to the maximum possible phylogenetic …