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  • For First Nations peoples, effects of European contact are recorded in the genome

    Nov 15, 2016 10:30 am by Diana YatesResearch
    professor Ripan Malhi. Photo by L. B. Stauffer

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    • professor Ripan Malhi. Photo by L. B. Stauffer

    “This is the first genome-wide study – where we have population-level data, not just a few individuals – that spans 6,000 years,” said University of Illinois anthropology professor Ripan Malhi.