This is the blog for GW students taking Human Evolutionary Genetics. This site is for posting interesting tidbits on: the patterns and processes of human genetic variation;human origins and migration; molecular adaptations to environment, lifestyle and disease; ancient and forensic DNA analyses; and genealogical reconstructions.

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Using aDNA to track archaic STI’s!

The Role of aDNA in Understanding
the Coevolutionary Patterns of Human Sexually Transmitted Infections


Clinical and historical pathogen genomes have been sequenced to perform phylogenetic analyses on sexually transmitted infections to better understand the coevolutionary relationships between host and pathogen. In this paper, HPV and human ectoparasites were specifically examined. The use of environmental DNA coupled with ancient DNA was considered due to the low amounts of diverse ancient DNA material available. Ancient DNA has changed our view of human evolution and we should continue to study the coevolution of hominins and pathogens. 

Kristin Carline potluck contribution 2/24/20

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