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Assistant Professor at the Globe Institute, UCPH
aDNA | Complex Traits | Selection | 🇦🇺🇬🇧💀🧬
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Thank you!
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Congratulations on the award! Commiserations on the current state of US science funding 😔
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Paper is published open access here www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Here’s the wild part:
A mutation that damages an immune gene sounds bad.
But in the context of evolving human societies, it might’ve been a life-saving adaptation.
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In summary:
✅ CCR5delta32 arose once, >6,700 years ago
✅ It spread via Bronze Age demographic expansions
✅ Underwent strong positive selection
✅ Is now a globally relevant variant in medicine
All from an ancient immunogenetic adaptation.