DPDavide PifferRESEARCHER & AUTHOR

ANCIENT DNA · HUMAN VARIATION

The past is
written in us.

I’m Davide Piffer, an independent researcher and author exploring human history through the genome.

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Independent research. Open exploration.Explore the tools below

EXPLORE THE DATA

A closer look at human variation.

Three interactive ways
to explore the research.

01
PCA

The PCA Atlas

Explore population structure through interactive principal component analysis.

Explore the atlaspca.davidepiffer.com
02
FST

Genetic distance

Compare populations and trace patterns of genetic differentiation around the world.

Explore genetic distancesfst.davidepiffer.com
03
PGS

Polygenic scores

Explore extraversion polygenic scores across populations and the methods behind them.

Explore the scorespgs.davidepiffer.com

PERSONAL POLYGENIC SCORES

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Choose Height, educational attainment, or any of the Big Five personality scores. Continue to Stripe for payment, then upload your raw-DNA file through a private one-use link.

$24.99 per order · includes all scores you select

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Review your selection, pay $24.99 through Stripe, then upload your original raw-DNA file using the private upload page. Please do not send genetic data by email.