Scientists unravel timing and impact of Neandertal gene flow into early modern humans
Historically small population at high risk of extinction
Leipzig scientists analyse 21,000 cells from tissue samples
Mateja Hajdinjak starts a new Max Planck Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig
An ERC Consolidator Grant was awarded to Benjamin Vernot, leader of the Max Planck Research Group for Ancient Environmental Genomics at the Max Planck…
DNA research from human populations thought to be uncontactable or extinct helps probe the deep genetic structure of Africa
New method brings breakthrough in the precise introduction of mutations in human genomes
Genetic analysis of Indigenous Taiwanese peoples sheds light on Austronesian expansion
Scientists recover an ancient woman’s DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant
Genomic evidence from ancient and modern human DNA indicates a complex history for human migrations
Ancient genomes of thirteen Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization
The director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig is honoured for his pioneering work in the field of palaeogenetics,…
Due to the change of a single amino acid, brain evolution has proceeded differently
Brain stem cells of modern humans make fewer mistakes in the distribution of their chromosomes to the daughter cells
To shed light on the archipelago’s settlement history, researchers sequenced and analyzed sixteen ancient genomes
A Covid-19 risk variant inherited from Neandertals reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV by 27 percent
Eleven Max Planck projects receive starter grants from the European Research Councils (ERC); humanities and social sciences lead the internal ranking
Neanderthal variant of the protein glutathione reductase increases risk for inflammatory bowel disease and vascular disease
Ancient human and animal DNA can remain stably localized in sediments, preserved in microscopic fragments of bone and feces
Denisova Cave has yielded new Denisovan remains associated with archaeological artifacts in its lowermost layers dating to 200,000 years ago
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