Study has combined genome-wide data with plasma proteomics from a Ugandan cohort to map hundreds of genetic regulators of ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Meharry Medical College has launched an ambitious new research initiative aimed at building the world's largest collection of genetic information from people of African ...

A recent study has shed light on a unique group of people outside Africa who possess virtually no Denisovan DNA. This finding challenges previous assumptions about the interbreeding patterns of ...

In October 2015, scientists reconstructed the genome of a 4,500-year-old man who lived in Ethiopia. It was the first time that anyone had created a complete genetic snapshot of an African from an ...

Wenlong Carl Chen receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa and the National Institute of Health (USA). A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that ...

The journey of our ancestors out of Africa was of keen interest to archaeologists as they tracked the age-old paths. Understanding the journey helped map the spread of the population and how it ...

Ancient hunter-gatherers from Europe may have voyaged across the Mediterranean to Northern Africa around 8,500 years ago, new research suggests. Ancient DNA collected from the remains of Stone Age ...

Jean-Tristan Brandenburg receives funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under grant 01KA2220B to the RHISSA Programme for the NORA Consortium. Additionally, he is ...