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ArticleNature2026

Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes.

Mattias Jakobsson, Carolina Bernhardsson, James McKenna, Nina Hollfelder, Mario Vicente, Hanna Edlund, Alexandra Coutinho, Per Sjödin, James Brink, Bernhard Zipfel and 3 more

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Ancient DNA and Human Physiology.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026
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  2. Natural Selection of the CommonbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Mattias JakobssonHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. mattias.jakobsson@ebc.uu.se.ORCID 0000-0001-7840-7853
Carolina Bernhardsson *Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3258-275X
James McKenna *Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Nina Hollfelder *Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1567-8450
Mario VicenteHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Hanna EdlundHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Alexandra CoutinhoHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Per SjödinHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
James BrinkFlorisbad Quaternary Research Department, National Museum Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Bernhard ZipfelEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4251-884X
Helena MalmströmHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6456-8055
Marlize LombardPalaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. mlombard@uj.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-0675-0414
Carina M SchlebuschHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Carina.schlebusch@ebc.uu.se.ORCID 0000-0002-8160-9621

Funding

Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundationSouth African National Research FoundationSwedish Research council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homo sapiens evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago in Africa, later spreading across the globe

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularGenome, HumanAfrica, SouthernBlack PeopleDNA, AncientGenetic VariationHistory, AncientHumansMalePhylogenyWhole Genome SequencingDNA, Ancient

Identifiers

PMID41339558
PMCPMC12872451

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