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Ancient DNA from Ukraine uncovers the earliest evidence of the arrival of the ‘steppe ancestry’ – the last piece of the modern Western European genetic puzzle.
Our new genomic research finally solves a 150 years of scientific mystery about the unusual and ancient pygmy right whale.
Genetic evidence reveals a long, previously unknown period of adaptation to cold climates in the history of ancient human migrations across the globe.
Time and information is of the essence when tackling infectious diseases across countries and continents.
An appreciation for the moths that chomp holes in your clothes. They eat the inedible, occupy the uninhabitable and overcome every evolutionary obstacle in their way.
Climate change is bringing heightened droughts, heat stress and floods. For our fruit trees, that means tougher conditions. To prepare means mining their genomes to hunt for resilience.
The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.
On DNA Day, Canada should be inspired by the lifesaving discoveries of its researchers. However, lack of funding threatens Canadian researchers’ ability to meet the challenges of the future.
DNA analysis sheds light on important societies within Africa that existed before colonialism.
Beethoven was afflicted with health conditions for much of his adult life, and wished for their cause to be discovered and made public.
45,000 years ago, people first started arriving in what’s known as Europe today. We thought a worsening ice age made them disappear – but it seems some lineages survived.
The new M1UK strain of strep A has a dangerous ability to make the disease trigger more toxin release in the body.
DNA analysis reveals a large migration of people into Scandinavia during Viking times.
Inbreeding usually leads to an accumulation of genetic defects, but evolution on a small archipelago may have helped the severely inbred Chatham Island black robin to avoid this fate.
New genetic research shows humans’ famed ability to adapt our behaviour and develop new tools and techniques has not always been enough to survive when times have grown tough.
Existing genetic data and sequencing tools are overwhelmingly based on people of European ancestry, which excludes much of the rich genetic variation of the world.
The smoky mouse was already fighting extinction when a devastating bushfire season decimated 90% of its habitat. Thankfully, all is not lost.
A new study hopes to produce a catalogue of human genetic variation and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000 adults in Nigeria.
From discovering hidden populations of vulnerable newts to dropping “seed bombs”, two new research papers show how genomics and drones help restore threatened ecosystems.
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Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Dalhousie University
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Emeritus Robert Reford Professor and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
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Director of Research and Professor of Pathology, Dalhousie University
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Thomas Merritt is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Executive Director, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Vanier Scholar and Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University
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Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Medicine and Vice President, Research, McMaster University
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Professor of English, York University, Canada
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Research Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan
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PhD Student, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Junior Fellow, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance; Medical Student, Dalhousie University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, The University of Western Australia
