ancestry

Researchers combined evidence found in dog genomes with physical materials recovered from archeological sites to discover factors behind major societal changes.

A large genome-wide association study in East Asians uncovers novel genetic links to depression, calling attention to the consequences of underrepresentation of non-European groups in genetic research data.

Sykes sequenced famous ancient remains, such as Ötzi and Cheddar Man, and was one of the first researchers to use mitochondrial DNA to trace genetic lineages.

Gamze Gursoy and Mark Gerstein of Yale Medical School have developed a strategy for stripping identifying variants from functional genomic data, balancing privacy with utility.

The analysis adds new details to the picture of migration and mixing in a diverse country.

Modern-day populations in India descend from a mixture of peoples living thousands of years ago in South and Central Asia, including the Bronze-Age Indus Valley Civilization, two studies reveal.

Human remains around Roopkund Lake in India bear South Asian, East Asian, and Mediterranean ancestry.

Genetic material from old artifacts can link people to their ancestral communities and potentially help descendants find their roots.

The findings of a new study contradict previous results from some of the same scientists that suggested Neanderthal DNA was gradually removed from modern human genomes.

Genetic material from bones could be used to locate living descendants for the remains’ repatriation, researchers showed.

The recent discovery of 17 people who have inherited maternal and paternal lines of mitochondrial DNA has major ramifications for medical and ancestry research.

Genetic information from dozens of individuals living 700 to 10,000 years ago reveals connections between Clovis and Native Americans and South Americans.

Companies are building platforms based on blockchain technology to let individuals control and directly profit from their genomic and medical information.

The NIH epidemiologist has worked to ensure genetic health and population genetics studies contain data from African—not just European—populations.

A security researcher found the email addresses and encrypted passwords of more than 92 million users of the genealogy site on a private server outside the company.

Luna DNA, Nebula Genomics, and other “bio-brokers” will allow customers to make money by granting access to their genetic and personal information for research purposes.

“Cheddar Man” had dark hair and blue eyes, a sequencing analysis suggests.

An exploration of the genetics of earlobe attachment is just the latest collaborative research project to come out of the personal genetic testing company.

A new genetic analysis contradicts a 2016 study proposing that our canine companions were domesticated from two distinct populations.