Tag Archives: Population genetics

Bronze Age Migrations Made Up DNA Pool of Modern Europe

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A new study into the DNA of Bronze age (about 5,000 - 3,000 years ago) reveals stunning new insights in how modern Europe and Central Asia has formed. Was it a massive migration? Or was it rather a...

Eurasian ancestors used Egypt to leave Africa

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Study shows that Egypt was ancient route out of Africa and into Eurasia for many non-African populations. Recent study indicates former theories were not accurate.Lead author Luca Pagani and co-...

The Real Evolution Debate: Is It All Just Natural Selection?

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With all the recent attention given to the debate over evolution and creationism, you’d never know that a much more interesting debate has been going on for decades amongst evolutionary biologists....

2014: Start of the Era Of Genetically-Altered Humans?

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By the middle of 2014, the possibility of altering DNA to produce a genetically-modified human could move from science fiction to science reality.  Sometime before July, the UK parliament is...