The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years

…, F Gandini, M Pala, P Soares, M Ferrando-Bernal… - Science, 2019 - science.org
We assembled genome-wide data from 271 ancient Iberians, of whom 176 are from the
largely unsampled period after 2000 BCE, thereby providing a high-resolution time transect of …

[HTML][HTML] Differential DNA methylation of vocal and facial anatomy genes in modern humans

…, M Novak, H Gu, JM Osinski, M Ferrando-Bernal… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in potential regulatory elements are thought to be key drivers of phenotypic
divergence. However, identifying changes to regulatory elements that underlie human-…

[PDF][PDF] Look-alike humans identified by facial recognition algorithms show genetic similarities

…, S Moran, V Davalos, P Carrión, M Ferrando-Bernal… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
The human face is one of the most visible features of our unique identity as individuals.
Interestingly, monozygotic twins share almost identical facial traits and the same DNA sequence …

[PDF][PDF] Evolutionary history, genomic adaptation to toxic diet, and extinction of the Carolina parakeet

…, S Feng, S Manosa, G Pacheco, M Ferrando-Bernal… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
As the only endemic neotropical parrot to have recently lived in the northern hemisphere,
the Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) was an iconic North American bird. The last …

Why blue tongue? A potential UV-based deimatic display in a lizard

…, P Carazo, SJ Price-Rees, M Ferrando-Bernal… - Behavioral ecology and …, 2018 - Springer
Deimatic displays are a type of anti-predator behaviour that startles the predator. They have
received much recent theoretical attention, enabling the empirical study of this phenomenon …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping co-ancestry connections between the genome of a Medieval individual and modern Europeans

M Ferrando-Bernal, C Morcillo-Suarez, T De-Dios… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Historical genetic links among similar populations can be difficult to establish. Identity by
descent (IBD) analyses find genomic blocks that represent direct genealogical relationships …

[HTML][HTML] Ancient DNA suggests anaemia and low bone mineral density as the cause for porotic hyperostosis in ancient individuals

M Ferrando-Bernal - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Porotic hyperostosis (PH) is a disease that had high prevalence during the Neolithic. Several
hypotheses have been suggested to explain the origin of the disease, such as an iron …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide data from the Bubi of Bioko Island clarifies the Atlantic fringe of the Bantu dispersal

P Gelabert, M Ferrando-Bernal, T De-Dios, B Mattorre… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background Bioko is one of the few islands that exist around Africa, the most genetically
diverse continent on the planet. The native Bantu-speaking inhabitants of Bioko, the Bubi, are …

Ancient DNA confirms anaemia as the cause for Porotic Hyperostosis in ancient Neolithics together with a genetic architecture for low bone mineral density

M Ferrando-Bernal - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Porotic hyperostosis is a disease that used to have an important prevalence during the
Neolithic. Several hypotheses have been described to explain its origin but not one has been …

Genes affecting vocal and facial anatomy went through extensive regulatory divergence in modern humans

…, M Novak, H Gu, JM Osinski, M Ferrando-Bernal… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Examining recent regulatory changes that drove human-specific traits is critical to understanding
human adaptation. Here, we use dozens of ancient and present-day DNA methylation …