Following the reindeer's natural migration route is what allows the Saami to live this far north.

跟随驯鹿的自然迁徙路径是萨米人得以在如此极北部的地区生存的诀窍。

The Saami have adopted some modern technologies, but reindeer remain in the heart of every aspect of life.

尽管萨米人如今也采用了一些现代科技，但驯鹿仍然在他们各方面生活中处于核心地位。

Among the northern European Saami people, a poronkusema marked how far a reindeer travelled before urinating.

在北欧萨米人中，poronkusema 标志着驯鹿在小便前走了多远。

The scientists sampled the DNA of 17 populations from Africa, Asia and Europe, including longtime urbanites—like Italians, Turks and Iranians—and traditionally rural or nomadic groups, like Malawians or the Saami people of northern Scandinavia.

科学家们采集了来自非洲、亚洲、欧洲等地区17个群体的DNA，这些群体包括长期生活在城市的居民，如意大利人、土耳其人、伊朗人，以及传统农村或游牧部落里的人，如马拉维人、斯堪的纳维亚半岛北部的萨米人，等等。