Modern DNA reveals ancient male population explosions linked to migration and technology
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 10:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The largest ever study of global genetic variation in the human Y chromosome has uncovered the hidden history of men. Research published today (25 April) in Nature Genetics reveals explosions in male population numbers in five continents, occurring at times between 55 thousand and four thousand years ago.