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Tracing the Genetic Threads of Wallacea’s Complex History

Anthropology.net

A recent study sheds new light on its human history, highlighting the deep impact of migrations from New Guinea into this region approximately 3,500 years ago. The region, home to immense linguistic and genetic diversity, has often puzzled researchers seeking to untangle its complex history. A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia."

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Buried Together: What an Israeli Cave Reveals About Early Human and Neanderthal Life

Anthropology.net

Our data show that human connections and population interactions have been fundamental in driving cultural and technological innovations throughout history," says Yossi Zaidner, an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and lead researcher on the project. Explores the complex history of modern human evolution.

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Doctors Are Taught to Lie About Race

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By checking “Patient’s Race,” we health care providers pretend to know something that we cannot possibly know: the patient’s ancestry and associated medical risk. The very notion that one could segregate people into groups that roughly approximate ancestry assumes those ancestral groups have remained separate throughout history.

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The First Europeans: Ancient Genomes Reveal Complex Histories of Human Expansion and Neanderthal Interactions

Anthropology.net

Among these pioneers were individuals whose lives and genetic histories have now been reconstructed from the oldest modern human genomes yet sequenced. “This shared Neanderthal ancestry marks a pivotal chapter in the history of modern humans outside Africa,” remarked Johannes Krause, the study’s senior author.

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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

Anthropology.net

By analyzing distinctive genetic markers, researchers quantified this percentage, shedding light on the enduring impact of interbreeding events in human evolutionary history. “Most non-Africans today carry 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, underscoring the impact of these interactions on the settlement of regions outside Africa.”

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Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education — with one big exception

The Hechinger Report

In this 2017 photo, students present their history projects at a New York City high school for recent immigrants and refugees. Trejo’s own mixed ancestry inspired him to pursue this topic. A new study finds that most immigrant groups meet or surpass average U.S. Photo: Meredith Kolodner.

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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

There’s an ugly history of proponents of eugenics , who believe in reshaping humanity by breeding “superior traits” and removing “inferior traits,” justifying their thinking with genetics. In 2016, this score could explain about 5 percent of the variation in the level of education completed. Gifted Education’s Race Problem.