Vindicated by Ancient DNA, Forgotten by Academia: The Bittersweet Fate of My Polygenic Score Research
New preprint provides empirical validation for predicting complex traits in ancient populations
A new preprint by Cox et al. offers compelling evidence supporting the use of polygenic scores (PGS) to study complex traits in ancient populations. By directly comparing PGS predictions with skeletal measurements from 568 ancient Eurasians (38,000–600 BP), this work addresses critical questions about PGS reliability – with significant implications for …