Andersson traded his equity in the holding company for equity in three of the portfolio companies Metric, Alvsbyhus (Akila) and Soderberg och Haak.

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"We have established that the genetic foundations for modern Europe were only established in the Mid-Neolithic, after this major genetic transition around 4000 years ago, " said co-author Dr Wolfgang Haak.

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