Borneo’s Indigenous Men Yield New Genetic Map for Forensic Science
A new study of 257 men from four indigenous groups in Malaysian Borneo provides the first 27-locus Y-STR forensic reference ...
Tag: population genetics
Himalayan Cascade Frogs Carry Genetic Scars of Ancient Isolation and Modern Harvesting
The first genetic study of the marbled cascade frog in India's Darjeeling Hill Region reveals a historically isolated, genetically depauperate ...
Cuckoo Genes Reveal Host Habits Alone Cannot Divide a Wandering Species
A genetic survey of 364 common cuckoos across South Korea shows that host specialization alone does not produce nuclear population ...
Ancient trees are not genetic treasure chests, swamp cypress study suggests
A Nature Plants commentary argues that ancient Chinese swamp cypresses are genetically unremarkable compared with younger trees, and that demographic ...
Machine Learning Meets Forensic DNA: SNPs That Identify Relatives and Separate East Asian Populations
A moderate-density panel of about 2,000 SNPs combined with machine learning can identify family relationships out to third degree and ...
Invasive Scale Insect Wiped Out 99% of a Remote Island’s Ancient Cycads in 15 Years
A fifteen-year study on Rota Island shows the invasive Aulacaspis yasumatsui scale insect drove 98.6 percent mortality of the native ...
Centuries of Sheep Drives Left Their Mark in the DNA of Iberian Herding Dogs
A genomic study of 445 Iberian livestock dogs shows that centuries of transhumance preserved high genetic diversity and blurred the ...
Ancient Migratory Threads Woven into the Y Chromosomes of Shanghai’s Han Men
A large-scale Y-chromosome study of Han men in four Shanghai districts reveals extraordinarily high forensic haplotype diversity and traces the ...
Genetic Time Capsule Reveals Dune Plants Crashed Together During the Little Ice Age
A genomic study of eight coastal dune plants in southwest France reveals a synchronous population decline 135 to 450 years ...
Climate Shapes Mosquito Genes: How Temperature Drives Insecticide Resistance Spread in China
A nationwide genetic survey of Aedes albopictus across China's climatic zones reveals that temperature shapes both mosquito population structure and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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