Original sentence: A 2005 study by Michael F.Hammer reports genetic similarities between the Japanese and several other Asian populations.The study, and others, report that Y-chromosome patrilines crossed from the Asian mainland into the Japanese Archipelago, and continue to make up a large proportion of the Japanese male lineage
Edited sentence: A recent study by Michael F.Hammer has shown considerable genetic similarity between the Japanese and several other Asian populations.The study, along with several others, claims that Y-chromosome patrilines crossed from the Asian mainland into the Japanese Archipelago, where they continue to make up a large proportion of the Japanese male lineage