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| Title |
Ancient DNA and the rewriting of human history: be sparing with Occam’s razor
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Genome Biology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13059-015-0866-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marc Haber, Massimo Mezzavilla, Yali Xue, Chris Tyler-Smith |
| Abstract |
Ancient DNA research is revealing a human history far more complex than that inferred from parsimonious models based on modern DNA. Here, we review some of the key events in the peopling of the world in the light of the findings of work on ancient DNA. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 203 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 11% |
| Spain | 10 | 5% |
| Canada | 6 | 3% |
| Mexico | 3 | 1% |
| Ireland | 3 | 1% |
| Italy | 3 | 1% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| Argentina | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 34 | 17% |
| Unknown | 80 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 146 | 72% |
| Scientists | 42 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 283 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 268 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 74 | 26% |
| Researcher | 46 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 41 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 10% |
| Professor | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 47 | 17% |
| Unknown | 30 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 106 | 37% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 77 | 27% |
| Arts and Humanities | 16 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 30 | 11% |
| Unknown | 37 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 144. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 September 2022.
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