ey0015.14-9 | The ancient wisdom of refraining from consanguinity | ESPEYB15
M Sikora
, A Seguin-Orlando
, VC Sousa
, A Albrechtsen
, T Korneliussen
, A Ko
, S Rasmussen
, I Dupanloup
, PR Nigst
, MD Bosch
To read the full abstract: Science 2017:eaao1807Consanguinity is common in some modern cultures. This study examined the question whether ancient humans, who often had limited choices of mates, bred among close relatives. Here, Sikora et al. report genome sequences from 4 early humans buried close together in western Russia about 34,000 years ago. The individuals ...