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Geneticists focused on broad patterns of similarity in the DNA, and archaeologists seeking fine-grained analyses of social structure and culture were sometimes sidelined.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

Geneticists have identified that living carriers of the gene in Mid Ulster shared a common ancestor who lived about 2,500 years ago.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2023

Geneticists have reconstructed entire genomes of Neanderthals as well as their eastern cousins, the Denisovans.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Geneticists have long known that genes with important functions are kept intact by natural selection, while genes without a vital job tend to decay and sometimes disappear completely as species evolve.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

Geneticists have failed to find characteristic Austronesian gene markers in blood samples from New Guinea highlanders.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond