Oxford – Sardinia, one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean and the center of ancient sailing routes and exchanges, has always been an object of interest for many disciplines, first of all genetics. The Sardinian population, in fact, thanks of its particular history of plurimillennial isolation, appears to be a “unique” in the euro-Mediterranean context and can provide valuable information on the population of Europe. A study led by researchers from the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Pavia and the Institute of Genetics and Biomedical Research (IRGB) of CNR, just published in the international scientific journal Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE), provides important details on the genetic origin of the Sardinian population, but also on the prehistoric migrations that involved the whole of Europe. (9colonne)
