New Scoring Method Pinpoints the Rare Genetic Variants That Matter Most for Common Diseases
A new heritability-optimized scoring method called RovHer identifies the rare missense variants that explain the most genetic variation in complex ...
Tag: population genetics
New Algorithm Simulates Gene Frequency Histories Exactly, Even as Populations Change Size
Researchers have unveiled EWF 2.0, an exact simulation algorithm that generates statistically perfect allele frequency trajectories under the Wright–Fisher diffusion ...
DNA to Face: Systematic Review Weighs How Well Genetics Predicts Appearance
A systematic review of 28 studies finds that DNA-based prediction of pigmentation traits now exceeds 90 percent accuracy, while reconstructing ...
Himalayan Juniper Faces Shrinking Future as Genetics and Climate Models Converge
An integrated genetic and climate-modelling study of common juniper in the western Himalaya reveals two distinct lineages, limited gene flow, ...
Machine Learning Meets Classical Statistics to Catch the Subtle Fingerprints of Polygenic Adaptation
A new benchmarking study in BMC Genomics shows that a hybrid method combining a One-Class Support Vector Machine with Fisher's ...
Massive primate genome panel spans 269 species and rewrites the rules of comparison
Researchers at Aarhus University have built a curated nucleotide diversity panel covering 3,240 non-human primates from 269 species, using ploidy-aware ...
Hidden Flaws in a Leading DNA Methylation Chip Could Skew Studies of Diverse Populations
A comprehensive audit of the Illumina EPIC methylation array reveals tens of thousands of probes with cross-hybridization, misannotation, or population-specific ...
New Web Platform Brings Structural Variant Benchmarking to the Browser
A new open-access web platform called SV-EViz unifies structural variant consensus generation, benchmarking, and interactive visualization, lowering the technical barriers ...
Genetic and Morphological Analysis Suggests European Aedes koreicus Populations May Not Originate Solely from Korea
A new study in Parasites & Vectors analyzes genetic and morphological data from South Korean Aedes koreicus populations. The findings ...
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 ...
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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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