There’s a new article in
Nature about what they’ve learned from the DNA of ten very old dead bodies dug up from around Cambridge in the east of England.
British population history has been shaped by a series of immigrations, including the early Anglo-Saxon migrations after 400 CE. It remains an open question how these events affected the genetic composition of the current British population. Here, we present whole-genome sequences from 10 individuals excavated close to Cambridge in the East of England, ranging from the late Iron Age to the middle Anglo-Saxon period. By analysing shared rare variants with hundreds of modern samples from Britain and Europe, we estimate that on average the contemporary East English population derives 38% of its ancestry from Anglo-Saxon migrations. We gain further insight with a new method, rarecoal, which infers population history and identifies fine-scale genetic ancestry from rare variants. Using rarecoal we find that the Anglo-Saxon samples a
He said of that number, 115,726 are under phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Registration through the Pahang Covid-19 Immunisation System (SICP) recorded 270,162 names, which would be handed over to MySejahtera to avoid overlapping data, he added. The number is still low, at least 24.4% through SICP and 32.8% through MySejahtera compared to the target of 1.108 million people or 70% of Pahang s population, he said after inspecting the phase two vaccination progress at Wisma Belia here on Monday (April 19).
Wan Rosdy said the low registration could be due to the geographical challenges especially for people in rural areas and also the wait and see attitude of some.
West Bengal s active coronavirus cases breach 50,000-mark with record new infections
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So far, 10,606 people have died of the disease in the state, it added. Twelve of the latest deaths happened in Kolkata, which reported record 2,211 new cases.
West Bengal reported the highest single-day spike of 8,426 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while 38 people died of the infection in the state, as per the Health Department. The fresh cases took the tally to over 6.68 lakh, it said.
So far, 10,606 people have died of the disease in the state, it added.
Twelve of the latest deaths happened in Kolkata, which reported record 2,211 new cases.
Rotorua house prices reach record median of $650,000
18 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Rotorua reached a new median house price record of $650,000. Photo / Getty Images
Agents say a sudden rush of property sales in Rotorua last month reflected efforts to get deals over the line before big changes to Government housing policy kicked in. The number of properties sold skyrocketed in March - including more than a dozen over the $1 million mark - driving the city to a new record median house price of $650,000.
The latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures show the city had 114 sales last month compared to 78 in February and 82 in March last year, when New Zealand went lockdown.