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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 16, 2025

The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject any thing, is not whether it have any evil in it; but whether it have more of evil, than of good. There are few things wholly evil, or wholly good. Almost every thing, especially of governmental policy, is an inseparable compound of the two; so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1848-06-20), “Internal Improvements,” US House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abrahamlincoln #abelincoln #lincoln #admixture #balance #goodandevil #government #greatergood #judgment #lesserevil #policy #publicpolicy

Matt Hodgkinson Dec 29, 2024

Genomic evidence from ancient Rapanui people from Easter Island shows that they had around 10% ancestry related to Andean people before Europeans arrived, evidence either that Native Americans lived on the island before Polynesians arrived in the 12-13th century or that Polynesians made it to mainland South America and then backtracked to the island.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07881-4

#Rapanui #Polynesians #PreColumbianAmerica #EasterIsland #AncientGenomes #AncientDNA #Admixture

Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal resilience and pre-European contact with the Americas - Nature

An analysis of 15 ancient genomes from individuals dating to AD 1670–1950 from Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) addresses questions about the population history of the island.

Nature

Vic Oct 15, 2024

My latest publication on native honey bee introgression in Britain and Ireland is out. Worth a look even if you just want to enjoy some pie charts overlayed onto maps!

https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2024.2411483

#introgression #honeybee #genetics #science #conservation #admixture

CellBioNews Jun 20, 2024

Gravesite in #France offers evidence of steppe migrant integration with Late #Neolithic #Europeans.

#paleogenomics #admixture #migration #anthropology

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-gravesite-france-evidence-steppe-migrant.html

Gravesite in France offers evidence of steppe migrant integration with Late Neolithic Europeans

A team of geneticists and archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in France has uncovered skeletons in an ancient gravesite not far from Paris that show evidence of steppe migrant integration with Late Neolithic Europeans. The study is published in the journal Science Advances.

Phys.org

CellBioNews Mar 21, 2024

How #genetic research contributes to effective #lion #conservation.

#genomics #admixture

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-genetic-contributes-effective-lion.html

How genetic research contributes to effective lion conservation

To keep lion populations healthy and thriving and to avoid conflicts with local communities, wildlife management is necessary. In Kenya, this is the responsibility of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Together with scientists from Leiden University and the Wildlife Research and Training Institute in Kenya, KWS is now mapping the genetic diversity of their lion populations. The aim is to assess the impact of management interventions on lion diversity to date and to devise more effective ways to conserve lions in the future.

Phys.org

CellBioNews Mar 12, 2024

#Gene_flow in #giraffes and what it means for their #conservation.

#admixture

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-gene-giraffes.html

Gene flow in giraffes and what it means for their conservation

Giraffes are a beautiful and powerful example of what adaptive evolution can achieve. However, in recent years, they have attained notoriety for a completely different reason: it has been suggested that instead of one giraffe species, there might be no fewer than four different species. Such dramatic taxonomic reappraisals in highly conspicuous and well-known "flagship" taxa are very unusual.

Dr. Cécile Ané

Feb 22, 2024

If you work on evolutionary networks (ancestral recombination graphs, #admixture graphs, #phylogenetic networks), please submit an abstract to our symposium on "Networks in population genetics and phylogenetics: Theory, methods, and applications". It will be part of #Evol2024 in Montreal, July 26-30: https://www.evolutionmeetings.org

#evolution #network #migration #introgression

2025 Conference info

Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, SSB

Evolution 2025

CellBioNews Nov 7, 2023

#Genetic analysis shows European #wildcats avoided introduced #domestic #cats for 2,000 years.

#admixture

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-genetic-analysis-european-wildcats-domestic.html

Genetic analysis shows European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2,000 years

Domestic cats introduced from the Near East and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 years, according to two research papers published in Current Biology.

Phys.org

CellBioNews Jul 28, 2023

#Gene_flow from an #extinct #gorilla population to eastern gorillas discovered.

#conservation #evolution #genomics #admixture

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-gene-extinct-gorilla-population-eastern.html

Gene flow from an extinct gorilla population to eastern gorillas discovered

An international research study led by the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) in Barcelona (Spain), recently published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, provides a better insight into the evolutionary history of gorillas.

Phys.org

CellBioNews May 20, 2023

#Human ancestry has been shaped by mixing and matching #alleles, show two recent studies.

#evolution #admixture #DNA #genomics

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-human-ancestry-alleles.html

Human ancestry has been shaped by mixing and matching alleles, show two recent studies

The course of human history has been marked by complex patterns of migration, isolation, and admixture, the latter a term that refers to gene flow between individuals from different populations. Admixture results in a blending of genetic lineages, leading to increased genetic diversity within populations. In addition to admixture among modern human populations, ancient humans reproduced with other hominin groups, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Phys.org