Archaeogenetics and human evolution: the ontogeny of a biological discipline
Archaeogenetics and human evolution: the ontogeny of a biological discipline
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考古遗传学和人类进化：生物学学科的个体发育
作者：
C. Millar;D. Lambert
基因组学和古老的DNA方法已经彻底改变了生物学的许多领域，包括人类进化。最近，我们看到了考古遗传学的重大进展，包括使用大规模基因组数据集来跟踪全球人类运动。此外，古代和现代基因组学的进步使研究人员能够解决对土著人民具有重要意义的一系列问题。其中最值得注意的是将古代遗骸归还给他们的亲属，即澳大利亚土著人所说的“地方和国家”。从历史的角度来看，新的科学领域可以分为三个阶段，首先是描述，其次是关注机制/功能，最后是制定实验和假设检验。考古遗传学这门新科学目前正处于描述阶段。它涉及大规模基因组测序和解释性叙述的使用。我们的分析表明，一个成熟的提法是在未来。
ABSTRACT Genomics and ancient DNA methods have revolutionized many areas of biology, including human evolution. Recently we have seen significant advances in archaeogenetics including the use of large-scale genomic datasets to track human movements globally. In addition, advances in ancient and modern genomics have enabled researchers to resolve a range of issues of importance to indigenous people. Most notable among these is the repatriation of ancient remains to their kin i.e. to what Aboriginal Australians refer to as their ‘Place and Country’. From an historical perspective, new fields of science can be characterized as moving through three stages beginning with description, followed by a focus on mechanisms/functions and finally the formulation of experiments and hypothesis testing. The new science of archaeogenetics is currently in the descriptive stage. It involves large-scale genome sequencing and the use of explanatory narratives. Our analysis suggests that a mature formulation lies in the future.
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64.5
作者：
Posth, Cosimo;Nakatsuka, Nathan;Reich, David
通讯作者：
Reich, David