Human Genetics: Busy Subway Networks in Remote Oceania?

Anders Bergström; Chris Tyler-Smith

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.033

Human Genetics: Busy Subway Networks in Remote Oceania?

Curr Biol. 2018 May 7;28(9):R549-R551. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.033.

Authors

Anders Bergström¹, Chris Tyler-Smith²

Affiliations

¹ The Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1SA, UK. Electronic address: ab34@sanger.ac.uk.
² The Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1SA, UK.

PMID: 29738726
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.033

Abstract

Ancient human DNA from the Oceanian islands of Vanuatu reveals a surprisingly complex history of human settlement, featuring almost complete replacement shortly after initial colonisation, followed by mixing and a puzzling disconnect between genetic ancestry and language.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Islands
Language*
Oceania
Population Dynamics
Railroads*