David Reich describes how the revolution in the ability to sequence ancient DNA has changed our understanding of the deep human past. This book tells the emerging story of our often surprising ...

“The scientific data we provide do not always align with common assumptions,” said study coauthor David Reich, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and a professor of human ...

“Now that we can estimate the probability that a particular genetic variant arose from Neanderthals, we can begin to understand how that inherited DNA affects us,” said David Reich, professor of ...

Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west Ancient DNA is ...

Deserts and Oases Reich and colleagues—including Svante Pääbo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany—analyzed genetic variants in 846 people of non-African heritage, 176 ...

News Release 7-Nov-2024 Ancient DNA challenges stories told about Pompeii victims Genetic data contradict, enrich interpretations of archaeological site Peer-Reviewed Publication Harvard Medical ...

Massive technological innovations now allow scientists to extract and analyze ancient DNA as never before, and it has become clear--in part from David Reich's own contributions to the field--that ...

A team of researchers, led by David Reich and Alissa Mittnik from Harvard University, delved into the ancient DNA of these individuals. By analyzing their genetic makeup, they uncovered startling ...

In another example, a couple who died in an embrace and were "thought to be sisters, or mother and daughter, were found to include at least one genetic male," Reich said. "These findings challenge ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: David Reich is a Professor for Genetics in the Harvard University with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2024 Forum.

Dr Reich’s research suggests that the appearance of lighter hair in these populations was not merely a random genetic mutation. The presence of blonde hair in these ancient Siberians provided a ...

The genetic data offered insight into the Pompeiians’ ancestry, revealing that the Pompeiians had diverse genomic backgrounds. They primarily descended from recent immigrants from the eastern ...