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Tracing the Genetic Threads of Wallacea’s Complex History

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The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 (PNAS), combines insights from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology to paint a more complete picture of Wallacea’s past. Researchers analyzed 254 newly sequenced genomes, uncovering evidence of extensive gene flow from West Papua into the islands of Wallacea.

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The Cats Before the Cats: How Leopard Cats Lived Among Ancient Chinese Societies for Millennia

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A new genetic and archaeological study 1 has revealed that leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis ), small wild felines native to East Asia, lived alongside people in China’s early agrarian societies for at least 3,500 years—only to disappear from human settlements centuries before the arrival of domestic cats via the Silk Road.