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Interactions with the environment have shaped the course of human history. Movement out of Africa and into Europe and Asia presented several challenges to early humans. In addition to fending off predators, early humans relied upon their immune systems to counter attacks from a variety of pathogens. Just how early immune systems adapted to such a rapidly changing environment has been a source of much speculation and conjecture. Now, using complementary approaches, Deschamps et al. and Dannemann et al.
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Editors ’ Corner Source Type: research