CARTA: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution – Sriram Sankararaman: The Landscape of Archaic Ancestry in Modern Humans

12/11/17 • 19 min

In this talk, Sriram Sankararaman (UCLA) describes methods that enable us to map the locations of archaic ancestry in present-day humans. He then shows how the applications of these methods helps to understand the impact of Neandertal and Denisovan ancestry in present-day humans. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30975]

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