Genomics tracks migration from lost empires to modern cities

(European Society of Human Genetics) New genomic tools are enabling researchers to overturn long-held beliefs about the origins of populations. Until recently, assumptions about origins were based on where people were buried, but this does not take into account the migrations that scientists now know took place thousands of years ago.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 28, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news