The Largest-ever Ancient-DNA Study Sheds Light on Millennia of Human Prehistory

A groundbreaking study published in Science and Cell has unveiled unprecedented insights into the shifting ancestry of populations in South and Central Asia over time. The research, which includes the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, provides answers to long-standing questions about the origins of farming and the source of Indo-European languages in the region.

Neolithic Revolution: The Dawn of Agriculture in Mehrgarh

Analysis of domesticated crops in Mehrgarh reveals a high percentage of barley and a small amount of wheat, with evidence pointing to local domestication of barley and zebu cattle. While wheat varieties are suggested to have origins in the Near East, satellite map studies indicate farming similarities with sites in Western Asia.

Genomic Insights into Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology

A genome-wide study of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Norway highlights overlapping populations but few recent transmission events across reservoirs, shedding light on antimicrobial resistance patterns. Genomic analysis of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens offers crucial insights into their emergence and spread.