Summary

Dr. John Lindo of Emory talks about ancient DNA — how it works, what you can understand from it, and why it’s important. He explains how he’s using ancient DNA to understand the biological diversity of pre-contact indigenous groups in the Americas.

Recommendations

• Dr. Lindo’s website
• C. Clark. (2018). “DNA analysis adds twists to ancient story of a Native American group“. Emory University News Center.
• L. Wade. (2018). “How the people of the Andes evolved to live in high altitudes“. Science.
• Lindo J, De La Rosa R, Santos ALCD, Sans M, DeGiorgio M, Figueiro G. The genomic prehistory of the Indigenous peoples of Uruguay. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Apr 21;1(2):pgac047. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac047. PMID: 36713318; PMCID: PMC9802099.
• Nature Reviews Genetics – DNA articles
• C. Murray. (2020). Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class. Twelve.
• D. Moore. (2017). The Developing Genome: An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics. Oxford University Press.
• Pryor Y, Lindo J. Deconstructing Eurocentrism in skin pigmentation research via the incorporation of diverse populations and theoretical perspectives. Evol Anthropol. 2023 Aug;32(4):195-205. doi: 10.1002/evan.21993. Epub 2023 Jul 14. PMID: 37450551.
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, TV show
• 1000 Genomes homepage
• Genotype Tissue Expression Project homepage