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Beethoven’s genome

Archaeogenetics

Scientists have sequenced the composer’s genome using five genetically matching hair locks

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Language acquisition in multilingual children

LMRG BirthRites

Researchers studied the vocal experiences of children growing up on Malakula Island in Vanuatu where multilingualism is the norm

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Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys

LMRG Technological Primates

Accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts

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Ice Age Survivors

Archaeogenetics

Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 30,000 years – they took shelter in Western Europe…

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Oldest human genome from southern Spain

Archaeogenetics

A human genome from the Ice Age refuge in southern Spain

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How could we evolve such a huge brain?

Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture

Specialised foraging skills could have made the essential difference

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Exploring Human Origins

Human Origins

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, welcomes Tracy Kivell as new Director

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Collaboration on eye level

Comparative Cultural Psychology

New Great Ape Research Network unites expertise of European zoos with latest scientific insights

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Human dispersals during the Holocene

Evolutionary Genetics

Genomic evidence from ancient and modern human DNA indicates a complex history for human migrations

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Marriage in Minoan Crete

Archaeogenetics

New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age

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Ancient DNA from medieval Germany tells the origin story of Ashkenazi Jews

Archaeogenetics

Research team analyzed genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14th century Erfurt, Germany

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Genes and tongues are not always tied together

Linguistic and Cultural Evolution

GeLaTo, a global database, helps to explore the complex history of our genes and languages

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Meet the first Neandertal family

Evolutionary Genetics

Ancient genomes of thirteen Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization

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Nobel Prize for Svante Pääbo

Evolutionary Genetics

The director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig is honoured for his pioneering work in the field of palaeogenetics,…

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Stress with siblings

Former Departments
Primatology

Birth of a sibling triggers long-lasting stress in young bonobos

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From Continental Europe to England

Archaeogenetics

Archaeogenetic study reveals large-scale continental migration into the East of England during the early Medieval Period

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Chimpanzee stone tool diversity

LMRG Technological Primates

New analysis of chimpanzee stone tools shows diverse material culture

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Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neandertals

Evolutionary Genetics

Due to the change of a single amino acid, brain evolution has proceeded differently

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National parks - islands in a desert?

Former Departments
Primatology

Effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in national parks is associated with socioeconomic conditions

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Costs and benefits of genetic mixing

Primate Behavior and Evolution

Baboons borrowed a third of their genes from a closely related species

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