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Evolutionary Origin of Ocular Melanoma: Associations With rs12913832 G Allele Frequency and Latitude

Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2026.
The rs12913832 derived (G) allele frequency (blue‐eye allele) was a markedly stronger predictor of ocular melanoma incidence than geographic latitude, with approximately 92% of the latitude effect mediated through allele frequency. These findings indicate that pigmentation‐related genetic variation contributes substantially to global differences in ...
Hans Witzenhausen, Hildur Helgadottir, Veronica Höiom, Roger Olofsson Bagge, Gustav Stålhammar   +4 more
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Opaque Social Instruments: A Cultural Evolutionary Approach to Pleistocene Symbolic Artifacts

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Prehistoric “symbolic” artifacts remain incompletely explained by semiotic models, which emphasize representational meaning but offer limited insight into how such materials emerged and spread across Pleistocene populations. This article develops a cultural evolutionary framework that reconceives early ornaments, pigments, figurines, and ...
Corijn van Mazijk
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Human Papillomavirus: Update in Bridging Basic Science to Clinical and Public Health Innovations

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Human papillomavirus (HPV), a non‐enveloped, double‐strand DNA viral pathogen, is intricately linked with the onset of various cancers, including cervical cancer and head and neck cancers. The present paper delves into HPV's ancient recognition and significant milestones such as the discovery of its role in oncogenesis and the development of ...
Fatemeh Beygnejad, Narges Eslami, Kaveh Gharaei Nejad, Atefeh Zamani Kermanshahi, Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi   +4 more
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Integrative Genomics Identifies Candidate Genes Underlying Trypanotolerance in Hybrid African Cattle

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Integrative genomics combines data from different omics sources to link genotypes and phenotypes with the aim of unravelling biological networks and pathways that undergird complex traits, particularly with respect to disease. In this respect, integrative genomics, leveraging population and functional genomic data, can be employed to ...
Gillian P. McHugo, James A. Ward, Said Ismael Ng'ang'a, Laurent A. F. Frantz, John A. Browne, Michael Salter‐Townshend, Grace M. O'Gorman, Kieran G. Meade, Emmeline W. Hill, Thomas J. Hall, David E. MacHugh   +10 more
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The Joy of Pests: Camaraderie, Wonder and Dialectical Autonomy in UK Professional Pest Management

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract Using interviews and participant observation, this research explores the everyday practices and experiences of UK‐based pest management professionals. It reveals an unexpected and unalienated ‘joy of pests’ anchored in problem‐solving variety, camaraderie and zoological curiosity.
Hannah Fair
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The child who lived: Down syndrome among Neanderthals?

Caregiving for disabled individuals among Neanderthals has been known for a long time, and there is a debate about the implications of this behavior. Some authors believe that caregiving took place between individuals able to reciprocate the favor, while
Diez Valero, Julia, Quam, Rolf, Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín, García González, Rebeca, Mata Castro, Nieves, Carretero, José Miguel, Conde Valverde, Mercedes, Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis, García Fernández, Alfredo, Quirós Sánchez, Amara   +9 more
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Neanderthals in the Rain: Assessing Neanderthals' Strategies to Survive Wet and Cold Environments through an Experimental Analysis

EXARC Journal
Neanderthals' adaptations to cold climates have been extensively debated, however, limited attention has been given to their survival in cold and wet environments.
Eleonora Scandola, Penny Spikins
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Proměny přístupů studia neandertálců – s příkladem výzkumů v Portugalsku

AntropoWebzin, 2012
Neandetherthal skeletal remains are the first described and longest-studied modern human ancestors. The history of research on Neanderthals dates back to the discovery of the first specimen in the Feldhoffer cave in 1856. Initially, the debate focused on
Petr Tůma, Jiří Šneberger, Roman Hošek, Jonathan Haws, Michael Benedetti, Lukáš Friedl   +5 more
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RNA viruses drove adaptive introgressions between Neanderthals and modern humans

, 2017
Neanderthals and modern humans came in contact with each other and interbred at least twice in the past 100,000 years. Such contact and interbreeding likely led both to the transmission of viruses novel to either species and to the exchange of adaptive ...
Dmitri A Petrov, David Enard
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Homo Sapiens Versus Neanderthals

, 2013
This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores the origins of modern humans. Fossil evidence from Middle East caves and elsewhere has revealed some competitive advantages modern humans, known as Homo sapiens, are believed to have held over the more ...
WGBH Educational Foundation
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