Mastodawn

A recent genetic analysis of late Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) in Western Europe indicates that these populations were genetically diverse, healthy, and interconnected just before their extinction.
#EvolutionaryBiology #PopulationGenetics #BiologicalAnthropology #Paleogenomics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/ebio06242601.html

Neanderthal Genetics Challenge Extinction Theories

DNA analysis reveals late Neanderthals in Western Europe were genetically healthy and diverse right before their extinction 40,000 years ago.

The Lightkeeper Jun 19

Black Hebrew Israelite – An Oxymoron

Just as British Israelites (and related groups) stand in the way of the correct biblical identity for the sons of Jacob; so too, do the Black Hebrew Israelites prevent an accurate understanding through the promulgation today of an incorrect interpretation for the Israelite identity in the world. The purpose of this article? To present a fair and honest synopsis in highlighting where the Black Hebrew Israelite teachings are biblical and regrettably, which ones are not scripturally supported. […]

https://orion-gold.com/2026/06/20/new-article-2/

Scientific Frontline Jun 15

Baltic Sea herring are subdivided into distinct genetic populations adapted to local variations in salinity and temperature. These distinct genetic clusters occasionally interbreed, demonstrating a high degree of previously unrecognized genetic diversity within the species.
#PopulationGenetics #Ichthyology #EvolutionaryBiology #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/gen06152601.html

Baltic Herring Genetics & Sustainable Fishing

Mapping the distinct genetic populations of Baltic Sea herring is critical for sustainable fisheries management and adapting to ocean warming.

Joanna Masel Jun 5

Our new paper on long-term genetic threats to small populations finds that #MutationalMeltdown (bad mutations fixing) is less of a problem than "mutational drought" (too few good new mutations) @wmawass @uliseshmc @jdmatheson https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/293/2072/20260600/481996/Extinction-vortices-are-driven-more-by-a-shortage #ConservationGenetics #EvolutionaryRescue #PopulationGenetics #EvolGenPaper 1/5

Anthropology.net May 6

Isolated populations are genetically less diverse but linguistically more diverse. A new PNAS study documents an inverse global correlation between genetic and structural linguistic diversity, and the signal is stronger than climate or terrain. #linguistics #populationgenetics #languagediversity https://www.anthropology.net/p/where-languages-diverge-most-genomes

Where Languages Diverge Most, Genomes Diverge Least

A new global study finds that the same demographic forces shaping human genetic diversity also shape language structure — but in opposite directions.

Anthropology.net

Mainz University Apr 29

After Rome: genomic insights from southern Germany on the formation of Central European societies / International research team led by #MainzUniversity analyzed genomes from the period around the end of the Western Roman Empire 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/after-rome-genomic-insights-from-southern-germany-on-the-formation-of-central-european-societies/

#anthropology #bioinformatics #history #archaeology #PopulationGenetics #genome

Daniel E. Weeks Apr 11

“Here we reframe the inference of coalescence times as a problem of translation between two biological languages: the sparse, observable patterns of mutation along the genome and the unobservable ancestral recombination graph that gave rise to them.” #PopGen #PopulationGenetics

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dg7v6uxmmotprmirq7usk3bu/post/3mj5wsiyygc2h

Stephan Schiffels Mar 22

On my way to Vienna (with punctual trains!) to visit University of Vienna. I will give a talk in the Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences seminar (HEAS) series tomorrow. https://www.heas.at/events/heas-seminar-series-ancient-genomics-31-2/

#adna #populationgenetics