Snippet: HERVs are “non-coding” sequences comprising of genetic material that originated from the infection of germ cells with ancient retroviruses during evolution, which now constitute approximately 8% of the human genome7,8,9. After the initial infections took place, these sequences inserted in the genome and multiplied...
For the first time, dynamic modelling of terrain at the University of Sydney has helped us better understand how humans first travelled across the combined continent of Sahul - Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania - between 35,000 and 70,000 years ago.
The Herculaneum papyrus scrolls were carbonized by the heat from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79, and discovered in 1752. Scientists have been attempting to decipher them ever since, with the first words being revealed last year. Now, a team at the University of Pisa has announced that the scrolls reveal Plato's burial place, and that the Greek philosopher did not enjoy the music played while he was on his deathbed. Here's more from CNN.
Integrating human endogenous retroviruses into transcriptome-wide association studies highlights novel risk factors for major psychiatric conditions - Nature Communications (www.nature.com)
Snippet: HERVs are “non-coding” sequences comprising of genetic material that originated from the infection of germ cells with ancient retroviruses during evolution, which now constitute approximately 8% of the human genome7,8,9. After the initial infections took place, these sequences inserted in the genome and multiplied...
How evolving landscapes impacted First Peoples’ early migration patterns into Australia (www.sydney.edu.au)
For the first time, dynamic modelling of terrain at the University of Sydney has helped us better understand how humans first travelled across the combined continent of Sahul - Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania - between 35,000 and 70,000 years ago.