Daniel G. Bradley

The paper identifies recent positive selection of MEFV mutations in Armenians linked to the first Yersinia pestis plague pandemic, suggesting resistance to plague as the selective agent.

PIGSTI detects species identity, pathogens, and microbes in ancient animal genomic data, identifying 15 zoonotic pathogens including Rickettsia felis and Leptospira borgpetersenii.

The paper analyzes palaeogenomes of Neolithic sheep and goats to show that Mediterranean dispersal caused genetic bottlenecks, reducing effective population sizes and increasing homozygosity in Iberian livestock.

This study reconstructs the genomic history of the extinct giant deer, revealing genetic vulnerabilities linked to its extinction.

The paper reconstructs 3,500 years of sheeppox virus evolution using ancient genomes from archaeological and medieval parchment sources, showing divergence events and gene inactivation.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from a 7,000-year-old goat leather specimen, revealing its domestic goat origin and genetic connections to modern Iberian breeds, while also identifying human and canid DNA fragments.

This study combines palaeoproteomic and genetic analyses to show that dairy consumption in Armenia dates back to the late fourth millennium BCE, but lactase persistence variants remained rare, suggesting cultural adaptations to fermented dairy.

This study uses ancient DNA to show how Morisco deportations disrupted genetic ties between eastern Iberia and North Africa, revealing long-term demographic impacts.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from Bahrain to reveal population history and malaria adaptation, identifying the G6PD Mediterranean mutation's rise in frequency around 5-6 kya.

The paper identifies two distinct mutations in the EXT1 gene from medieval Irish individuals with multiple osteochondromas, confirming a paleopathological diagnosis and highlighting genetic variation in ancient populations.

The paper discovers a new Capra lineage from ancient genomes in Turkey's Taurus Mountains, related to modern Caucasian tur species and showing genetic introgression in domestic goats.

This paper models the impact of climate and terrain on human ancestral genetic lineages, showing that these factors explain lineage divergence and migration patterns.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from the Viking Age to understand genetic structure and migration patterns, finding significant foreign gene flow and population differentiation.

This study identifies introgression and selection events in goat domestication, linking them to immune and behavioral genes.

This study analyzes Y-chromosomal haplotypes in domestic, ancient, and wild goats to reconstruct their population history and phylogeographic patterns.

This paper uses haplotype-based methods to reveal genetic structure in Ireland, showing regional diversity and historical migrations, with implications for genetic association studies.

The paper reports the first use of a non-invasive DNA sampling technique on the York Gospels to uncover a biological palimpsest spanning over 1,000 years.

The paper analyzes ancient genomic data from Portugal to study genetic changes during the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition, finding limited genetic influx and correlations between ancestry and stature.