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Publications

Ancient mammoth DNA from Mexico reveals an unexpected lineage—and a more complex evolutionary story

A new study in Science, led by LIIGH researchers, has recovered mitochondrial genomes from Columbian mammoths found in central Mexico. This study reveals that these animals carried a mitochondrial lineage distinct from previously sequenced Columbian mammoths from more northern parts of North America.

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02-01-2026

Research Groups

LIIGH UNAM, research group

Cancer Genomics and Bioinformatics

Dr. Carla Daniela Robles Espinoza

We are interested in understanding why cancers originate and develop, mainly in the contex..

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Computational Population Genetics

Dr. Diego Ortega Del Vecchyo

Discovering how evolution works with a mix of statistics, computational methods and theore..

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Ecology and Evolution

Dr. Sur Herrera Paredes

We study phenomena at the intersection of Ecology and Evolution. We use a combination of d..

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Evolutionary Systems Biology

Dr. Mariana Gómez Schiavon

We combine tools from population genetics and systems biology to understand how the dynami..

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Genome Evolution Laboratory

Dra. Lucía Morales

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Mendelian Genomics and Precision Health Laboratory

Dra. Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui

We study the molecular causes of human genetic and genomic disorders to understand their m..

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Paleogenomics and Evolutionary Biology

Dr. Federico Sánchez Quinto

We are interesting in using palegenomic data, in light of an interdisciplinary interpretat..

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LIIGH UNAM, research group

Regulatory Genomics and Bioinformatics Lab

Dra. Alejandra Medina Rivera

The Regulatory Genomics and Bioinformatics Lab, led by Dr. Alejandra Medina-Rivera at the ..

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