Matthias Meyer

TL;DR: An updated protocol for single-stranded sequencing library preparation suitable for highly degraded DNA from ancient remains or other sources is presented, which can be performed manually or in an automated fashion.

TL;DR: It is shown that much shorter DNA fragments are present in ancient skeletal remains but lost during DNA extraction, and the combination of DNA extraction and library preparation techniques described here substantially increases the yield of DNA sequences from ancient remains and provides access to a yet unexploited source of highly degraded DNA fragments.

TL;DR: The long-term occupation of BKC by Denisovans suggests that they may have adapted to life at high altitudes and may have contributed such adaptations to modern humans on the Tibetan Plateau.

TL;DR: This work sequenced the exome of 20 humans, 20 chimpanzees, and 20 bonobos and detected eight coding trans-species polymorphisms (trSNPs) that are shared among the three species and have segregated for approximately 14 My of independent evolution; the majority of these trSNPs were found in three genes of the major histocompatibility locus cluster, but one coding trSNP was uncovered in the gene LAD1.

TL;DR: The arrival of bison in North America marks one of the most successful large-mammal dispersals from Asia within the last million years, yet the timing and nature of this event remain poorly determined as mentioned in this paper.