Two new chapters from my free online book in human genetics out this weekend!
These complete Part 3 of the book, on human population structure and history:
3.3: Human prehistory [separate thread]
3.4: Ancient DNA: a genetic time capsule [this thread]
web.stanford.edu/group/pritch...
Thanks for the highlight of our study!
Roots of milk drinking revealed by South Asian genomes | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
Out now in @natgenet.nature.com, our Comment analyzing uses of the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), a controversial dataset in human genomics research. A 🧵
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Work from my amazing undergrad @leyan-wang.bsky.social is just preprinted! TL;DR: If you worry that ARG methods might fail on unphased data due to phasing errors, you may not need to.
Check it out & consider reposting to support a great young scientist!
The preprint from my first postdoc is finally out! I had a blast working on this project with such an amazing team!
My first preprint of my PhD! Thanks to @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social and @moorjanipriya.bsky.social for their guidance and mentorship in this project!
The genetics of South Asia are coming into focus, helping reveal how fast the avalanche of modern humans got going. This region has more Neanderthal genetic variation than any other, and a unique component of Denisovan ancestry never seen before.
www.johnhawks.net/p/deep-histo...
Exciting news!
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.
This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.
More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
See you there !
SINGER, our ARG inference method, is finally published and freely available online:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
It was a long journey – 16 months from initial submission to acceptance. Is it just me, or has peer review gotten more arduous lately? 4+ rounds of review isn't so unusual these days...
Our review on the last decade+ of hybrid incompatibility research is now out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Original thread here: bsky.app/profile/moll...
An illustration of a DNA strand surrounded by faces. Artist: Saurabh Singh.
New research from Priya Moorjani's lab offers insights into India’s genomic legacy.
Postdocs @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social traced Indian's ancestry to three main sources. Read the findings in this story by grad student Jules Perez: bit.ly/3IK46vh
It’s been 25 years since the UCSC Genome Browser launched. Nature profiles how the website remains an essential tool for navigating the genome and understanding its structure, function, and clinical impact. #Academicsky 🧬 🧪
Genomes from people across modern-day India shed light on 50,000 years of evolutionary history.
http://dlvr.it/TLbY4F
@ekerdoncuff.bsky.social & colleagues
@cp-cell@bsky.social
A new analysis of Indian genomes helps untangle these groups’ complex evolutionary history, uncovering a 50,000-year history of genetic mixing and population bottlenecks that shaped genetic variation, health and disease in South Asia. news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/26/s...
Our paper out today: 50,000 years of evolutionary history of India: Impact on health and disease variation: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Check out our dive into 50,000 years of Indian genetic history!🇮🇳
🧬~2,700 genomes
🦴Neanderthal/Denisovan DNA
🌾Hunter-gatherer, Iranian farmer & Steppe ancestry
🩺Health-linked, population-specific variants
@lauritsskov.bsky.social & Priya Moorjani
#Genomics #India #HumanEvolution #PopulationGenetics
Attendees of GHIST kick off workshop.
Packed house at today’s GHIST kickoff meeting. Pop gen folks, join the competition to learn, have fun, and help our community. ghi.st (Thanks to @drk-lo.bsky.social for the pic.) #Evol2025
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We ( @zeniabaek.bsky.social @moicoll.bsky.social and @asgerhobolth.bsky.social ) present a new cool way to visualize the optimal trade off for hmm decoding called Artemis plots!
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15156
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Why do Polynesians gave high risk of metabolic disease? Dang Liu tests the thrifty genotype vs population adaprive patterns (considering % Austronesian & Papuan ancestries), demographics (strong bottleneck in Eastern Polynesians!). Results: both!! BMI thrifty, HDL & others under drift & more!! 🤩
Flyer for stand up for science--more information available at www.standupforscience2025.org
TODAY IS THE DAY! 🧪☀️⬇️
Join us at the Lincoln Memorial or your local site to Stand Up for Science!
Had the opportunity to present my work on Lactase Persistence in South Asia, in collaboration with Meaghan Maroon, at #probgen25! Excited to share our findings with this amazing community!
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How important are your #postdoc years in the likelihood of you staying & succeeding in #academia?
In our newly published paper in @pnas.org, "Postdoc Publications and Citations Link to Academic Retention and Faculty Success," we study the journey of #CareerSuccess of ~45,000 #postdocs.
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Proud to see our work cited as part of these big discoveries ! 🧬🌏
Evolution instructors! I'm adding 'Make an evolution meme' to the extra credit opportunities in my class this semester. I know I've seen some great examples of student-generated memes on here - can you share some of your favorites so I can give them examples of what I'm looking for?
Sketch of IBD segments linking Medieval genomes from the Black Death (1350 CE) to modern Europeans. Logo of ERC-funded research.
PhD opportunity in computational population genetics at @MPI_EVA_Leipzig:
Join our fully funded project to develop IBD-segment tools, connecting high-quality genomes from 500 Black Death victims to modern Europeans. 🌍💻🧬
Please spread the word! 📢🙌 #aDNA #PopGen
www.eva.mpg.de/de/karriere/...