Shailesh Desai

Maternal Genetic Ancestry of Gujarat: A Pleistocene Passage to India Mitochondrial DNA analyses reveal continued maternal gene flow from West Eurasia into the Indian subcontinent since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), with markedly reduced contributions in recent histo...

Our recent publication

Maternal Genetic Ancestry of Gujarat: A Pleistocene Passage to India - Desai - 2026 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...

What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs?

Can I interest you in some cats?

Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?

As you wish!

Science
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Cell Genomics
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Neanderthal Introgressed COVID-19 Risk Locus 3p21.31 Under Positive Selection in East Asia via LZTFL1-Driven Ciliary Changes The Neanderthal introgressed 3p21.31 locus has been repeatedly associated as a major host genetic determinant of severe COVID-19, particularly in European and South Asian populations. However, the evo...

Our recent pri-print on COVID 19.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Whole genome sequencing and assembly of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus Whole genome sequencing and assembly of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus

Our latest articles on Whole genome sequencing and assembly of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus

#passer

gigabytejournal.com/articles/161

Two useful new reviews on ancestry inference in population genetics:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Ancient DNA, rock art point to pig domestication in India Genetic analysis traces a unique North Indian pig lineage to early farmers in the Ganga plains 5,000 years ago

Our recent articles on Pig domestication in India featured by Nature India.

www.nature.com/articles/d44...

Dogs? Dogs dogs dogs.

South American dogs? Ancient South American dogs?

Lots and lots of Ancient South American Dogs!

Huge effort by so many great people!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Congratulations, this is wonderful work 🎉