Forensic and Genetic Research

The paper introduces a method to estimate time-varying migration rates and population sizes using genetic similarity data, applied to European populations to analyze recent demographic history.

The paper analyzes ancestry in Latin Americans using haplotype-based methods, finding widespread Converso ancestry and links between Native ancestry and facial features.

This paper defines ancient ancestry informative markers (aAIMs) and evaluates methods to identify them, showing a PCA-based method outperforms others in classifying ancient Eurasian populations.

The paper analyzes Y chromosome and mtDNA variation in southwestern Angola to explore the impact of matrilineality on genetic diversity and population history.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes from Finland and Northwest Russia to show Siberian ancestry in northern Europe dates back 3,500 years and influenced modern Uralic-speaking populations.

The paper identifies convergent positive selection in growth and cardiac pathways between African and Asian rainforest hunter-gatherers, suggesting convergent adaptation to rainforest environments.

The paper develops a computational method to create ancestry-informative SNP panels with high accuracy and small size, outperforming existing methods in multiple population groups.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from the Andes to reveal genetic adaptations and population dynamics over 7,000 years, showing a split between high and lowland populations and a severe post-European-contact collapse.

The paper presents a simulation model to study the distribution of matching mitochondrial genomes in populations and their implications for forensic science and population history.

The paper introduces an axiomatic framework for multilocus ancestry informativeness and identifies limitations of mutual information measures when incorporating population priors.

This study compares whole exome sequencing to array-based and whole genome sequencing in population genetic analysis, finding exome sequencing offers a better alternative to array-based methods.

The paper analyzes genomic diversity in Latin American population isolates, finding increased genetic diversity and consanguinity compared to the Finnish isolate.

The paper uses diffusion models and whole-genome sequence data to examine the impact of selection on demographic inference and mutation rate estimates in French Canadian individuals.

The paper analyzes mitogenomic data from Hungarian Conquerors to show their genetic origin includes admixture from Asian Huns and Pontic-Caspian steppe cultures.

The paper validates and extends a simulation-based approach for evaluating Y-profile evidence, incorporating relative data and mixture analysis.

The paper investigates the genetic history of southern African populations, finding an eastern African origin for Y-chromosome haplogroup E1b1b and significant sex-biased gene flow during the Bantu expansion.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of 3,514 Sardinians to explore population history, finding genetic isolation in the Gennargentu region and sex-biased demographic patterns.

This paper introduces a grade of membership model to infer and visualize DNA damage patterns in ancient DNA, distinguishing ancient from modern samples and contamination.

The paper analyzes NRY and mtDNA data from Northwestern Amazonia to show how cultural practices like exogamy and residential rules influence genetic diversity patterns and demographic history.

This study presents a comprehensive catalog of genetic variation in Han Chinese using whole-genome sequencing, revealing population structure, admixture, and loci under local adaptation.

The paper analyzes ancient genomic DNA from two cemeteries associated with the Longobards to study social organization and migration patterns in 6th-century Europe.

The paper presents two methods for inferring population structure and admixture proportions in low depth NGS data using PCAngsd framework.

This study applies Y-chromosome capture-enrichment to ancient DNA libraries, showing increased recovery of Y-DNA sequences and enabling haplogroup assignment.

The paper demonstrates how to assess the reliability of genetic clustering results from STRUCTURE/ADMIXTURE using simulated and real data with badMIXTURE.

This study reanalyzes ancient Eurasian DNA data using a broader reference panel, revealing greater ancestral heterogeneity and new insights into population movements and ancestry transitions.

This study sequenced and analyzed genomes from Native American and mestizo populations in Peru to reconstruct their demographic history and genetic admixture patterns.

Loter is a software package for local ancestry inference across species, showing robustness to admixture time and outperforming existing tools in simulations.

This paper analyzes ancient genomes from North Africa to show prehistoric migrations brought genetic influences from both the Levant and Europe to the Maghreb.

This paper introduces a stainless-steel mortar and pestle design for efficient ancient bone fragmentation, improving sample throughput and ease of use.