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List of works by Ann Gibbons

12th International Congress of Human Genetics. Diabetes genes decline out of Africa

scientific article published in November 2011

12th International Congress of Human Genetics. Life on the fertile frontier

scientific article published in November 2011

12th International Congress of Human Genetics. X-tra diversity for Africans

scientific article published in November 2011

800-year-old graves pinpoint where the Black Death began

A New Kind of Ancestor: Ardipithecus Unveiled

scientific article

A famous 'ancestor' may be ousted from the human family

scientific article published in Science

A find in Australia hints at very early human exit from Africa

scientific article published in Science

AAAS annual meeting. First globetrotters had primitive toolkits

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ANCIENT DNA. First farmers' motley roots

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Aborigines and Eurasians rode one migration wave

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Australopithecus not much of a nutcracker

scientific article published in May 2008

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Chimpanzee gang warfare

scientific article published in May 2004

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. European skin turned pale only recently, gene suggests

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American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Gorillas' hidden history revealed

scientific article published in April 2007

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Humans' head start: new views of brain evolution

scientific article

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Seeing what an extinct monkey saw

scientific article published in Science

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Snapshots from the meeting

scientific article published in May 2008

American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting. Tuberculosis jumped from humans to cows, not vice versa

scientific article published in May 2008

American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Civilization's cost: the decline and fall of human health

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American Association of Physical Anthropologists. For early hominins in Africa, many ways to take a walk

scientific article published on May 4, 2012

American Association of Physical Anthropologists. How the modern body shaped up.

scientific article published in May 2012

American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Of tools and tubers

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American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Reproductive fate versus environment.

scientific article published in May 2009

Ancient DNA divide

scientific article published in June 2016

Ancient DNA. A crystal-clear view of an extinct girl's genome

scientific article published in August 2012

Ancient DNA. Indo-European languages tied to herders

scientific article published in February 2015

Ancient DNA. New methods yield mammoth samples

scientific article published in December 2005

Ancient DNA. The thoroughly bred horse

scientific article published in December 2014

Ancient DNA. Three-part ancestry for Europeans

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Anthropology. A new view of the birth of Homo sapiens

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Anthropology. Great age suggested for South African hominids

scientific article published in April 2003

Anthropology. Millennium ancestor gets its walking papers

scientific article published in March 2008

Anthropology. The birth of childhood

scientific article published in November 2008

Anthropology. The species problem

scientific article published in January 2011

Archaeology. Ancient figs push back origin of plant cultivation

scientific article published in June 2006

Archaeology. Coastal artifacts suggest early beginnings for modern behavior

scientific article published in October 2007

Archaeology. Dates revise Easter Island history

scientific article published in March 2006

Archaeology. Humans may have reached Chile by 18,500 years ago.

scientific article published in November 2015

Archaeology. New sites bring the earliest Americans out of the shadows

scientific article published in May 2014

Ardi's a Hominin—But How Did She Move?

scientific article published on April 26, 2013

Ardipithecus ramidus. Habitat for humanity

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Ardipithecus ramidus. The view from Afar

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Becoming human. In search of the first hominids

scientific article published in February 2002

Becoming human. New fossils raise molecular questions

scientific article published in February 2002

Biology of the Book

scientific article published in July 2017

Busting myths of origin

scientific article published in May 2017

Careers. An annus horribilis for anthropology?

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Close relative of Neandertals unearthed in China

scientific article published in March 2017

Complex behavior arose at dawn of humans

scientific article published in March 2018

Curator resigns after sexual misconduct investigations

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DNA from Neandertal relative may shake up human family tree

scientific article published in Science

Evolution. How sweet it is: genes show how bacteria colonized human teeth

scientific article published in February 2013

Evolutionary biology. An evolutionary theory of dentistry

scientific article published in May 2012

Evolutionary genetics. Africans' deep genetic roots reveal their evolutionary story

scientific article

First Polynesians launched from East Asia to settle Pacific

scientific article published in October 2016

HUMAN EVOLUTION. Cave was lasting home to Denisovans

scientific article published in September 2015

HUMAN EVOLUTION. First modern humans in China

scientific article published in October 2015

HUMAN EVOLUTION. Five matings for moderns, Neandertals

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

HUMAN EVOLUTION. Humanity's long, lonely road

scientific article published in September 2015

HUMAN EVOLUTION. Prehistoric Eurasians streamed into Africa, genome shows

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HUMAN EVOLUTION. Why humans are the high-energy apes

scientific article published on 5 May 2016

How Africans evolved a palette of skin tones

scientific article published in October 2017

How an ancient pope helped make chickens fat

scientific article published in Science

Human Evolution. Elusive Denisovans sighted in oldest human DNA.

scientific article published in December 2013

Human evolution. Aboriginal genome shows two-wave settlement of Asia

scientific article published in September 2011

Human evolution. African data bolster new view of modern human origins

scientific article published in October 2011

Human evolution. Ancient DNA pinpoints Paleolithic liaison in Europe

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Human evolution. How a fickle climate made us human

scientific article published in August 2013

Human evolution. Neandertals and moderns made imperfect mates.

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Human evolution. New fossils challenge line of descent in human family tree

scientific article published in August 2007

Human evolution. Oldest Homo sapiens genome pinpoints Neandertal input

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Human evolution. There's more than one way to have your milk and drink it, too.

scientific article published in December 2006

Human evolution. Turning back the clock: slowing the pace of prehistory.

scientific article published in October 2012

Human evolution. What's for dinner? Researchers seek our ancestors' answers

scientific article published in December 2009

In surprise, tooth decay afflicts hunter-gatherers

scientific article published in April 2017

Is your Neandertal DNA making your belly fat? Ancient genome offers clues

scientific article published in Science

Island living can shrink humans

scientific article published in Science

Meet the science marchers.

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Neandertal genome reveals greater legacy in the living

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Neandertals and modern humans started mating early

scientific article published in Science

Neandertals gave 'lost' African DNA back to moderns

scientific article published in October 2017

Neandertals mated early with modern humans

scientific article published in July 2017

Neandertals, like humans, may have had long childhoods

scientific article published in Science

New human species discovered

scientific article published in Science

New tools offer clues to how the human brain takes shape

scientific article published on 9 November 2017

Newest member of human family is surprisingly young

scientific article published in May 2017

Oldest members of our species discovered in Morocco

scientific article published in June 2017

On the Trail of Ancient Killers

scientific article published on June 14, 2013

PALEOANTHROPOLOGY. New human species discovered

scientific article published in September 2015

PALEOANTHROPOLOGY. Swapping guts for brains

scientific article published in June 2007

Paleoanthropology Society & American Assoc. of Physical Anthropologists. Ancient footprints tell tales of travel

scientific article

Paleoanthropology Society & American Assoc. of Physical Anthropologists. Snapshots from the meeting

scientific article published in April 2011

Paleoanthropology. A Denisovan legacy in the immune system?

scientific article published on August 26, 2011

Paleoanthropology. A human smile and funny walk for Australopithecus sediba

scientific article published in April 2013

Paleoanthropology. A new body of evidence fleshes out Homo erectus

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Paleoanthropology. A new face reveals multiple lineages alive at the dawn of our genus Homo

scientific article published in August 2012

Paleoanthropology. A rare meeting of the minds

scientific article published in June 2006

Paleoanthropology. African skull points to one human ancestor

scientific article published in March 2002

Paleoanthropology. Africans begin to make their mark in human-origins research

scientific article published in August 2003

Paleoanthropology. Brainy babies and risky births for Neandertals

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Paleoanthropology. Can a fossil be too accessible?

scientific article published in August 2002

Paleoanthropology. Deep roots for the genus Homo

scientific article published in March 2015

Paleoanthropology. Facelift supports skull's status as oldest member of the human family

scientific article published in April 2005

Paleoanthropology. First member of human family uncovered

scientific article published in July 2002

Paleoanthropology. Food for thought

scientific article published in June 2007

Paleoanthropology. Fossil teeth from Ethiopia support early, African origin for apes

scientific article published in August 2007

Paleoanthropology. Fossils clinch identity of Lucy's ancestor

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Paleoanthropology. Glasnost for hominids: seeking access to fossils

scientific article published in August 2002

Paleoanthropology. Hobbit's status as a new species gets a hand up.

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Paleoanthropology. Hominid harems: big males competed for small australopithecine females

scientific article published in November 2007

Paleoanthropology. Human ancestor caught in the midst of a makeover

scientific article published in April 2010

Paleoanthropology. Ice Age no barrier to 'Peking Man'.

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Paleoanthropology. Java skull offers new view of Homo erectus

scientific article published in February 2003

Paleoanthropology. Lucy's 'big brother' reveals new facets of her species

scientific article published in June 2010

Paleoanthropology. Lucy's 'child' offers rare glimpse of an ancient toddler

scientific article published in September 2006

Paleoanthropology. Lucy's toolkit? Old bones may show earliest evidence of tool use.

scientific article published in August 2010

Paleoanthropology. Lucy's tour abroad sparks protests

scientific article published in October 2006

Paleoanthropology. Nariokotome boy to go on the road despite protests

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Paleoanthropology. Neandertal brain growth shows a head start for moderns

scientific article published in November 2010

Paleoanthropology. New species of small human found in Indonesia

scientific article published in October 2004

Paleoanthropology. Oldest human femur wades into controversy

scientific article published in September 2004

Paleoanthropology. Oldest members of Homo sapiens discovered in Africa

scientific article published in June 2003

Paleoanthropology. Paleoanthropology's unsung hero

scientific article published in June 2006

Paleoanthropology. Skeleton of upright human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia

scientific article published in March 2005

Paleoanthropology. Skeletons present an exquisite paleo-puzzle

scientific article published on 8 September 2011

Paleoanthropology. Stunning skull gives a fresh portrait of early humans

scientific article published in October 2013

Paleoanthropology. Were 'little people' the first to venture out of Africa?

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Paleoanthropology. Who was Homo habilis--and was it really Homo?

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Paleoanthropology. Who were the Denisovans?

scientific article published on August 26, 2011

Paleogenetics. Close encounters of the prehistoric kind

scientific article published in May 2010

Paleontology. Celebrity fossil primate: missing link or weak link?

scientific article published in May 2009

Paleontology. Dental evidence suggests Neandertals matured faster than we do.

scientific article published in December 2007

Paleontology. Paleontologists get x-ray vision

scientific article published in December 2007

Papua New Guinea's genetic diversity withstood farming

scientific article published in September 2017

Physical anthropology and paleoanthropology meeting. A miss for moderns and Neandertals

scientific article published in May 2003

Physical anthropology and paleoanthropology meeting. A shrunken head for African Homo erectus

scientific article published in May 2003

Physical anthropology and paleoanthropology meeting. First modern remains in Europe

scientific article published in May 2003

Physical anthropology/paleoanthropology meetings. Modern humans made their point

scientific article published in April 2005

Physical anthropology/paleoanthropology meetings. Once-balmy climate lured humans to England early

scientific article published in April 2005

Population genetics. Genes suggest three groups peopled the New World

scientific article published in July 2012

Profile: Michel Brunet. One scientist's quest for the origin of our species

scientific article published in November 2002

Revolution in human evolution

scientific article published in July 2015

SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. Saying no to harassment

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Shedding light on skin color

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Going back to the future to understand climate change

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Snapshots from the meeting

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. When rodents marched into Paris

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The Ultimate Sacrifice

scientific article published on May 18, 2012

The first Australians arrived early

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The runners up.

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The thousand-year graveyard

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The wanderers

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There's no such thing as a 'pure' European—or anyone else

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Tiny Time Machines Revisit Ancient Life

scientific article published on December 17, 2010

When Early Hominins Got a Grip

scientific article published on April 26, 2013