We sequenced the genomes of a ∼7,000-year-old farmer from Germany and eight ∼8,000-year-old
hunter-gatherers from Luxembourg and Sweden. We analysed these and other …

In a worldwide collaborative effort, 19,630 Y-chromosomes were sampled from 129 different
populations in 51 countries. These chromosomes were typed for 23 short-tandem repeat (…

Recently, the debate on the origins of the major European Y chromosome haplogroup
R1b1b2-M269 has reignited, and opinion has moved away from Palaeolithic origins to the notion …

Over the past few years, studies of DNA isolated from human fossils and archaeological
remains have generated considerable novel insight into the history of our species. Several …

There are extensive data indicating that some glacial refuge zones of southern Europe (Franco-Cantabria,
Balkans, and Ukraine) were major genetic sources for the human …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages of macro-haplogroup L (excluding the derived L3
branches M and N) represent the majority of the typical sub-Saharan mtDNA variability. In Europe…

European populations display low genetic differentiation as the result of long-term blending
of their ancient founding ancestries. However, it is unclear how the combination of ancient …

The study of Y chromosome variation has helped reconstruct demographic events associated
with the spread of languages, agriculture, and pastoralism in sub-Saharan Africa, but little …

The animal and plant biodiversity of the Italian territory is known to be one of the richest in
the Mediterranean basin and Europe as a whole, but does the genetic diversity of extant …

A consensus on Bantu-speaking populations being genetically similar has emerged in the
last few years, but the demographic scenarios associated with their dispersal are still a matter …