Figuring out this prehistoric mystery is one step towards understanding why Homo sapiens are the only form of human left ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...

However, a small proportion of the European population carries a genetic variant that provides natural protection against IBD ... migratory movements gradually spread the IL23R variant across Europe ...

Research implying most Okinawans have Shandong ancestry risks further straining relations between Tokyo and Beijing.

More information: Cesar A. Fortes-Lima et al, Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel, The American Journal of Human Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.12.015 ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

“It’s a sampling tour de force,” said Mait Metspalu, a population geneticist at the ... Metspalu hesitated to jump from the new genetic data to firm conclusions about who first spoke Indo ...

Population-genetic modelling provides a basis for examining ... Although challenges exist with issues such as imputation, admixture and replication, investigation of a greater diversity of ...