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Jul 13, 2026 12 min

Tracking Human Evolution Through 15,000 Ancient Genomes

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For the last ten thousand years, human evolution has been running on overdrive to keep up with massive lifestyle changes like farming. By analyzing over 15,000 ancient genomes alongside modern DNA, researchers mapped a giant genetic relationship matrix to separate true Darwinian selection from the noise of migration. This massive dataset reveals hundreds of specific genetic variants that underwent strong directional selection, allowing us to watch West Eurasians adapt in real time. This episode was generated by AI from the cited research paper.

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