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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Geneticists have failed to find Yamnaya ancestry in ancient Anatolian speakers. In search of that connection, Reich and his colleagues hoped to identify the genetic origins of the Yamnaya.

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 ...

According to Reich and his colleagues, genetic evidence from 435 individuals shows that the Yamna (ya) were indeed the Proto-Indo-Europeans, though the evidence also demonstrates that they were ...

The analysis, led by a pair of doctoral candidates working with ancient DNA expert David Reich, integrated genetic data on 180 newly sequenced Siberians with more than 1,000 existing samples ...

African savanna elephants weigh nearly twice as much as their forest counterparts, yet many have considered them merely different populations of the same species. But new genetic evidence finally puts ...