The web is abuzz over a new publication in PLoS Genetics about a single main migration across Bering Strait. From what I can tell, this new paper, “Genetic Variation and Population Structure,” coincides with a recent publication in PLoS One that sampled mtDNA and figured out people moved in waves, but first they spent some [...]
November 27, 2007
New York Times Profiles Ralph Holloway
The New York Times is running a profile of Ralph Holloway, a paleoanthropologist that specializes in brain evolution, one of my favorite subtopics in anthropology. The piece is written by Michael Balter, and it overviews his current project research with Homo floresiensis.
In a nutshell, Holloway is on the fence about whether or not Homo floresiensis [...]
