Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years
Ancient DNA from archaeological skeletons shows that Europeans had darker skin, hair, and eye pigmentation 5,000 years ago
Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes
A team of French investigators has discovered viruses containing genes for antibiotic resistance in a fossilized fecal sample from 14th century Belgium, long before antibiotics were used in medicine.
OU researcher and team discover disease-causing bacteria in dental plaque preserved for 1,000 years
When a University of Oklahoma researcher and an international team of experts analyzed the dental calculus or plaque from teeth preserved for 1,000 years, the results revealed human health and dietary information never seen before.
Interactive map of human genetic history revealed
The interactive map, produced by researchers from Oxford University and UCL (University College London), details the histories of genetic mixing between each of the 95 populations across Europe, Africa, Asia and South America spanning the last four millennia.
Skeletons in the cupboard of medical science
A researcher in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, will explore the fascinating (often gruesome) development in 18th-century Paris of anatomical models and introduce her audience to a remarkable woman who made her name in a field dominated by men.
The genetic origins of high-altitude adaptations in Tibetans
Genetic adaptations for life at high elevations found in residents of the Tibetan plateau.
Blue eyes and dark skin, that’s how the European hunter-gatherer looked
La Braña 1, name used to baptize a 7,000 years old individual from the Mesolithic Period
Rainforests in Far East shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years
tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years.
Putting ‘Adam’ in his rightful place in evolutionary history
Our most common male ancestor walked the earth 209,000 years ago
Calcium absorption not the cause of evolution of milk digestion in Europeans
Ancient DNA from early Iberian farmers
Anthropology Professor Receives Prestigious Grant to Enhance Research Project
Grant to enhance his Maya Research Program
Do cultural differences determine outcome of our activities?
People perform various everyday activities that is culturally determined.
Ancient hunter-gatherers’ diet gave them toothache
Study shows earlier processing of carbohydrates caused dental problems for ancient humans.
Study tracks pace of molecular evolution
Study compares rate of molecular evolution between humans and chimps with that of their lice.
Reconstructing the New World monkey family tree
Monkeys landed in South America 37 or more million years ago.
