The indigenous populations of inner Eurasia—a huge geographic region covering the
central Eurasian steppe and the northern Eurasian taiga and tundra—harbour tremendous …

10.7554/eLife.36666.001 The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most widespread human
pathogens known today, yet its origin and evolutionary history are still unclear and …

The two living species of bison (European and American) are among the few terrestrial
megafauna to have survived the late Pleistocene extinctions. Despite the extensive bovid fossil …

Sub-fossilised remains may still contain highly degraded ancient DNA (aDNA) useful for
palaeogenetic investigations. Whether X-ray computed [micro-] tomography ([μ]CT) imaging of …

The forced relocation of several thousand Africans during Mexico's historic period has so far
been documented mostly through archival sources, which provide only sparse detail on …

Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people,
but only recently has academic study embraced its range and complexity. This Companion …

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) allele groups and alleles
by PCR-SSP based typing in a total of 15,318 mixed ancestry Mexicans from all the states …

A 5,000-year-old Yersinia pestis genome (RV 2039) is reconstructed from a hunter-fisher-gatherer
(5300–5050 cal BP) buried at Riņņukalns, Latvia. RV 2039 is the first in a series of …

Activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis within tumour tissues is thought to be associated
with tumour growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. The plasma levels of markers of thrombin …

Pathogens and associated outbreaks of infectious disease exert selective pressure on human
populations, and any changes in allele frequencies that result may be especially evident …