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Pontus Skoglund

Researcher at Francis Crick Institute

Publications -  86
Citations -  11198

Pontus Skoglund is an academic researcher from Francis Crick Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Ancient DNA. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 78 publications receiving 8525 citations. Previous affiliations of Pontus Skoglund include Science for Life Laboratory & Uppsala University.

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Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds

TL;DR: The directly dated ancient wolf genome is used to recalibrate the molecular timescale of wolves and dogs and finds that the mutation rate is substantially slower than assumed by most previous studies, suggesting that the ancestors of dogs were separated from present-day wolves before the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Complete genomes reveal signatures of demographic and genetic declines in the woolly mammoth.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present high-quality complete genome sequences from two woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) and conclude that the population on Wrangel Island, which was the last surviving woolly mammoth population, was subject to reduced genetic diversity shortly before it became extinct.
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Reconstructing the Deep Population History of Central and South America

Cosimo Posth, +93 more
- 15 Nov 2018 - 
TL;DR: Genome-wide ancient DNA from 49 individuals forming four parallel time transects in Belize, Brazil, the Central Andes, and the Southern Cone suggests a population replacement that began at least 9,000 years ago and was followed by substantial population continuity in multiple regions.
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Genomic insights into the peopling of the Southwest Pacific

TL;DR: The finding that the ancient individuals had little to no Papuan ancestry implies that later human population movements spread Papuan Ancestry through the South Pacific after the first peopling of the islands.