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New Genetic Study Redefines Origins On Japan's Ancestry

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A groundbreaking genetic study conducted by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences has uncovered new evidence that challenges the longstanding belief in a dual-origin model of Japanese ancestry. This study shows that their genetic legacy persists, with their ancestry decreasing as one moves westward across Japan.

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Genealogy course takes high schoolers deep into their family histories

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Reagan Rock, 14, grew up celebrating her Italian heritage. But the high school freshman at the Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod, has recently leaned in to her little-explored Irish heritage. She didn’t know her family had mixed-race heritage.

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Ancient Genomes from South Africa Reveal Remarkable Genetic Continuity

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Oakhurst farm, near Hoekwil, South Africa (Image credit: Courtesy of the University of Cape Town Libraries, Special Collections Goodwin, image number A21) The Importance of Africa in Human Genetic History Africa, the origin of Homo sapiens , holds the greatest genetic diversity of any continent. 1 Gretzinger, J., Gibbon, V. Penske, S.