Genomic signatures of increasing disease burden in recent prehistory
Keith D. Harris, Yuval Talmor, Merav B. Yefe Nof, Nimrod Marom, Yitzchak Y. Jaffe, Viviane Slon, Gili Greenbaum
The paper analyzes ancient genomic data to show increased disease burden in human populations over the past 12,000 years, linked to cultural shifts and domestication.
bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology