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The genetic diversity of Bantu-speaking populations helped to shape African history

Analysis of a massive genomic data set reveals the profound effects that the movement of Bantu-speaking peoples had on Africa’s biological, linguistic and cultural landscape. These findings provide valuable insights for a wide range of disciplines and serve as a comprehensive data set of ancient and modern African individuals for comparative studies.

This is a summary of: Fortes-Lima, C. A. et al. The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06770-6 (2023).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03379-7

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