Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

Identifying targets of positive selection in humans has, until recently, been frustratingly slow,
relying on the analysis of individual candidate genes. Genomics, however, has provided the …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Farming and sedentism first appeared in southwestern Asia during the early Holocene and
later spread to neighboring regions, including Europe, along multiple dispersal routes …

We sequenced Early Neolithic genomes from the Zagros region of Iran (eastern Fertile
Crescent), where some of the earliest evidence for farming is found, and identify a previously …

Through cultural innovation and changes in habitat and ecology, there have been a number
of major dietary shifts in human evolution, including meat eating, cooking, and those …

We present genome-wide data from 40 individuals dating to c. 16,900 to 550 years ago in
northeast Asia. We describe hitherto unknown gene flow and admixture events in the region …

Variation at the FADS1/FADS2 gene cluster is functionally associated with differences in
lipid metabolism and is often hypothesized to reflect adaptation to an agricultural diet. Here …

Regardless of what particular academic track you may have followed as a college
undergraduate, whether it was paleoanthropology, archaeology, biology, geosciences, or …

Enzymes catalyze biochemical reactions and play critical roles in human health and
disease. Enzyme variants and deficiencies can lead to variable expression of glycans, which …