Alan Cooper

The paper uses whole-genome analyses to challenge the two-domestication model of cattle, showing zebu originated from admixture between taurine cattle and Indian aurochs with introgression from gaur-like or banteng-like populations.

The paper shows that admixture in modern European genomes has masked over 50 historic hard sweeps, suggesting underappreciation of historical selection in human evolution.

This study uses sedimentary ancient DNA analysis to track harmful dinoflagellates in Tasmanian coastal sediments over 9,000 years, revealing historical presence and recent increases in certain species.

The paper uses hybridisation capture and a new bioinformatic tool to authenticate and analyze DNA damage in ancient marine eukaryote sedaDNA, revealing DNA damage profiles of Emiliania huxleyi.

The paper introduces a method to quantify demographic structure in single-copy sequence alignments by analyzing relationships between individuals and genomic positions, and demonstrates its application with empirical data.

This study evaluates the performance of PSMC and PSMC' on short genomic scaffolds and finds that psmc remains accurate down to 100 kb while msmc is only reliable for scaffolds over 1 Mb.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA data from Neolithic and Chalcolithic Europe to study population dynamics and admixture patterns across different regions and time periods.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes from Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon periods in East England to estimate the genetic impact of migrations on modern British populations.

This study uses ancient DNA to identify genetic selection signatures in European populations over 8,000 years, finding loci related to diet, pigmentation, immunity, and height.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA data from 69 Europeans to show that a massive migration from the steppe contributed to the genetic makeup of present-day Europeans and supports a steppe origin for some Indo-European languages.