Differences of gene expression between human populations
Razib found this really fascinating paper which compares differences in gene expression between populations. The results of the study has …
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Did Neandertals die off because of cannibalism and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies?
So there’s this hypotheses that Neandertal extinction was due to cannibalism. This is an alternative but complementary hypothesis to the …
The March 4th Issue of PNAS will confirm a radiochronological date for Toumaï
I remember reading the announcement of Sahelanthropus tchadensis (a.k.a. Toumaï) in 2002. It was an exciting time. A cranium is …
AI as a Research Tool
The question answering (QA) research group at Carnegie Mellon University has recently released an open source version of their Ephyra …
NCKX5, a protein involved in the assembly of melanosomes and ultimately in skin coloration
I know Razib and I are both interested in how skin color is determined. Many different genetic loci have been …
Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotopes in Human Hair can tell us where we’re from
Couple weeks ago we saw how stable isotope analysis was used in a paleoanthropological context, with a Neandertal tooth. A …
Four Stone Hearth : XXXV : ‘Giants Are Real’ Edition @ Archaeoporn
As will be apparent from the headline, the latest edition of the anthropology blog carnival Four Stone Hearth has hit …
Recent Nature and Science papers on Patterns in Human Genetic Variation
In last week’s issue of Nature, we saw two really important papers on large scale human population genetic structure be …
Four Stone Hearth 35 – Call For Submissions
The next edition of the anthropology blog carnival, Four Stone Hearth will be appearing this coming Wednesday, February 27th, over …
Genetic Structure of Native Americans inferred from diversity in 280 bases of mtDNA
One more from Molecular Biology and Evolution, this time investigating whether or not diversity seen in 280 bases of mtDNA …
