Thanks to a reader for pointing out the mention of my work in this Natalie Angier article in the NY Times. It's about variations in human hearing, and references my work on genes related to hearing. I had a couple of inquiries about this; I haven't been writing about it on the blog because the work is still in progress.
Neandertals
For years, I've worked on their bones. Now I'm working on their genes. Read more about the science studying these ancient people.
Denisova
From a finger bone of an ancient human came the record of a completely unexpected population. My lab is working on the science of the Denisova genome.
Acceleration
The advent of agriculture caused natural selection to speed up greatly in humans. We're uncovering some of the ways that populations have rapidly changed during the last 10,000 years.
Malapa
Just outside Johannesburg, the Malapa site is producing some of the most exciting finds in human evolution. This site is the headquarters of the Malapa Soft Tissue Project.