aDNA is often more interesting at the level of the individual than the group: a case in point, about a man with family in the Danube who ends up in the Rhineland (h/t @brandonwhawk.bsky.social)
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Paleogenomics reveals leprosy at the late antique burial site of Fallward in northern Germany
Microbiology; Paleobiology; Paleogenetics; Anthropology
www.cell.com
November 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
aDNA is often more interesting at the level of the individual than the group: a case in point, about a man with family in the Danube who ends up in the Rhineland (h/t @brandonwhawk.bsky.social)
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
This project also reflects a model of equitable international collaboration.
Researchers in Argentina and Europe jointly shaped the questions, analyses, and interpretations, with shared scientific leadership.
Paleogenomics was added to a research program developed locally, not the reverse
🧵 13/16
Researchers in Argentina and Europe jointly shaped the questions, analyses, and interpretations, with shared scientific leadership.
Paleogenomics was added to a research program developed locally, not the reverse
🧵 13/16
November 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
This project also reflects a model of equitable international collaboration.
Researchers in Argentina and Europe jointly shaped the questions, analyses, and interpretations, with shared scientific leadership.
Paleogenomics was added to a research program developed locally, not the reverse
🧵 13/16
Researchers in Argentina and Europe jointly shaped the questions, analyses, and interpretations, with shared scientific leadership.
Paleogenomics was added to a research program developed locally, not the reverse
🧵 13/16
Unlocking the past without bones! Scientists have successfully extracted 22,000-year-old human DNA straight from cave dirt, revolutionizing how we uncover our ancient genetic history.
#Paleogenomics #AncientDNA #Zovintus
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#Paleogenomics #AncientDNA #Zovintus
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https://blog.zovintus.com/2026/11/scientists-recover-ancient-22000-year.html
blog.zovintus.com
November 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Unlocking the past without bones! Scientists have successfully extracted 22,000-year-old human DNA straight from cave dirt, revolutionizing how we uncover our ancient genetic history.
#Paleogenomics #AncientDNA #Zovintus
[Image by AI]
#Paleogenomics #AncientDNA #Zovintus
[Image by AI]
We are kicking off with the pre-meeting workshop by Emily J. Ruiz-Puerta.
Explaining what is paleogenomics and into how to interpret data from different case studies. 📍Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Explaining what is paleogenomics and into how to interpret data from different case studies. 📍Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
November 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
We are kicking off with the pre-meeting workshop by Emily J. Ruiz-Puerta.
Explaining what is paleogenomics and into how to interpret data from different case studies. 📍Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Explaining what is paleogenomics and into how to interpret data from different case studies. 📍Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
In September, our colleagues shared their current research at #EESHuman, including #epigenetics of Pannonia populations, analysis of #Pleistocene and #Mesolithic bones from a Hungarian cave and Y-chromosome classification of ancient horses. Read more: bit.ly/4BAkbuq
#paleogenomics @events.embl.org
#paleogenomics @events.embl.org
October 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In September, our colleagues shared their current research at #EESHuman, including #epigenetics of Pannonia populations, analysis of #Pleistocene and #Mesolithic bones from a Hungarian cave and Y-chromosome classification of ancient horses. Read more: bit.ly/4BAkbuq
#paleogenomics @events.embl.org
#paleogenomics @events.embl.org
In 2010, a bone shard the size of a rice grain flipped human evolution upside down.
No skull. No skeleton. Just a pinky tip that revealed an entirely new sister lineage: the #Denisovans.
Here is how paleogenomics solved the ghost lineage:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
No skull. No skeleton. Just a pinky tip that revealed an entirely new sister lineage: the #Denisovans.
Here is how paleogenomics solved the ghost lineage:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
Who are the Denisovans? The Ghost in the Genome: How a Pinky Bone, a Hidden “Dragon Man” Skull, and Ancient Proteins Rewrote the Story of Human Evolution
Who were the enigmatic Denisovans? What have we learned about them the last few years, and why are they so mysterious? Read on to dive into the deep research, and learn all about the Denisovans!
deephistory.substack.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM
In 2010, a bone shard the size of a rice grain flipped human evolution upside down.
No skull. No skeleton. Just a pinky tip that revealed an entirely new sister lineage: the #Denisovans.
Here is how paleogenomics solved the ghost lineage:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
No skull. No skeleton. Just a pinky tip that revealed an entirely new sister lineage: the #Denisovans.
Here is how paleogenomics solved the ghost lineage:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
A pinky bone the size of a rice grain rewrote human evolution.
Before 2010, identity followed anatomy. Then paleogenomics gave us the Denisovans—discovered entirely by ancient DNA.
From "Dragon Man" to ghost lineages, here is their wild story:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
Before 2010, identity followed anatomy. Then paleogenomics gave us the Denisovans—discovered entirely by ancient DNA.
From "Dragon Man" to ghost lineages, here is their wild story:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
Who are the Denisovans? The Ghost in the Genome: How a Pinky Bone, a Hidden “Dragon Man” Skull, and Ancient Proteins Rewrote the Story of Human Evolution
Who were the enigmatic Denisovans? What have we learned about them the last few years, and why are they so mysterious? Read on to dive into the deep research, and learn all about the Denisovans!
deephistory.substack.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
A pinky bone the size of a rice grain rewrote human evolution.
Before 2010, identity followed anatomy. Then paleogenomics gave us the Denisovans—discovered entirely by ancient DNA.
From "Dragon Man" to ghost lineages, here is their wild story:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
Before 2010, identity followed anatomy. Then paleogenomics gave us the Denisovans—discovered entirely by ancient DNA.
From "Dragon Man" to ghost lineages, here is their wild story:
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
48,000 years ago, a #Neanderthal used poplar salicin (aspirin) and Penicillium mold to treat an infection.
They weren't crude brutes—they were adaptable humans.
Read our viral 4,200-word investigation:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
They weren't crude brutes—they were adaptable humans.
Read our viral 4,200-word investigation:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
The 150-Year Smear Campaign: How Science Slandered the Neanderthal (And Ancient DNA Cleared Their Name)
Why our entire image of the "primitive brute" was an intellectual construct—and how 40,000-year-old paleogenomics proved Neanderthals live within us!
deephistory.substack.com
October 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
48,000 years ago, a #Neanderthal used poplar salicin (aspirin) and Penicillium mold to treat an infection.
They weren't crude brutes—they were adaptable humans.
Read our viral 4,200-word investigation:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
They weren't crude brutes—they were adaptable humans.
Read our viral 4,200-word investigation:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
So you think you know #Neanderthals?
Larger brains than us, the first synthetic glue, natural aspirin, and deep cave sanctuaries.
It’s time to bury the 150-year-old “knuckle-dragger” myth:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
Larger brains than us, the first synthetic glue, natural aspirin, and deep cave sanctuaries.
It’s time to bury the 150-year-old “knuckle-dragger” myth:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
The 150-Year Smear Campaign: How Science Slandered the Neanderthal (And Ancient DNA Cleared Their Name)
Why our entire image of the "primitive brute" was an intellectual construct—and how 40,000-year-old paleogenomics proved Neanderthals live within us!
deephistory.substack.com
October 22, 2026 at 7:48 AM
So you think you know #Neanderthals?
Larger brains than us, the first synthetic glue, natural aspirin, and deep cave sanctuaries.
It’s time to bury the 150-year-old “knuckle-dragger” myth:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
Larger brains than us, the first synthetic glue, natural aspirin, and deep cave sanctuaries.
It’s time to bury the 150-year-old “knuckle-dragger” myth:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
If you’re in or near Minneapolis, please join us for this week’s colloquium featuring new postdoc @matildecarrera.bsky.social discussing “Turning Data into Evidence in Human Paleogenomics.” 1530 Fri 23 Oct. 216 Pillsbury Drive.
buff.ly/DyQiIO3
buff.ly/L4YcPlg
#philsci
buff.ly/DyQiIO3
buff.ly/L4YcPlg
#philsci
October 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If you’re in or near Minneapolis, please join us for this week’s colloquium featuring new postdoc @matildecarrera.bsky.social discussing “Turning Data into Evidence in Human Paleogenomics.” 1530 Fri 23 Oct. 216 Pillsbury Drive.
buff.ly/DyQiIO3
buff.ly/L4YcPlg
#philsci
buff.ly/DyQiIO3
buff.ly/L4YcPlg
#philsci
Bioinformatics PostDoc at the University of Bern
ancient plant DNA datasets from individual macrofossils and sediment samples collected from lakes across the European Alps.
Application deadline is December 1st 2026, the position will be available from March 2027.
jobs.unibe.ch/job-vacancie...
ancient plant DNA datasets from individual macrofossils and sediment samples collected from lakes across the European Alps.
Application deadline is December 1st 2026, the position will be available from March 2027.
jobs.unibe.ch/job-vacancie...
Postdoctoral Position in Bioinformatics and Plant Paleogenomics - Universität Bern
Universität Bern is looking for Postdoctoral Position in Bioinformatics and Plant Paleogenomics
jobs.unibe.ch
October 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Bioinformatics PostDoc at the University of Bern
ancient plant DNA datasets from individual macrofossils and sediment samples collected from lakes across the European Alps.
Application deadline is December 1st 2026, the position will be available from March 2027.
jobs.unibe.ch/job-vacancie...
ancient plant DNA datasets from individual macrofossils and sediment samples collected from lakes across the European Alps.
Application deadline is December 1st 2026, the position will be available from March 2027.
jobs.unibe.ch/job-vacancie...
#Neanderthals weren't hunched, grunting brutes. The 'caveman' myth was built on an arthritic fossil and Victorian bias.
Our 4,200-word deep dive restores our kin:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
Our 4,200-word deep dive restores our kin:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
The 150-Year Smear Campaign: How Science Slandered the Neanderthal (And Ancient DNA Cleared Their Name)
Why our entire image of the "primitive brute" was an intellectual construct—and how 40,000-year-old paleogenomics proved Neanderthals live within us!
deephistory.substack.com
October 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
#Neanderthals weren't hunched, grunting brutes. The 'caveman' myth was built on an arthritic fossil and Victorian bias.
Our 4,200-word deep dive restores our kin:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
Our 4,200-word deep dive restores our kin:
deephistory.substack.com/p/everything...
If you’re in or near Minneapolis, please join us for this week’s colloquium featuring new postdoc @matildecarrera.bsky.social discussing “Turning Data into Evidence in Human Paleogenomics.” 1530 Fri 23 Oct. 216 Pillsbury Drive.
www.matildecarrera.org/welcome
cla.umn.edu/mcps
#philsci
www.matildecarrera.org/welcome
cla.umn.edu/mcps
#philsci
October 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If you’re in or near Minneapolis, please join us for this week’s colloquium featuring new postdoc @matildecarrera.bsky.social discussing “Turning Data into Evidence in Human Paleogenomics.” 1530 Fri 23 Oct. 216 Pillsbury Drive.
www.matildecarrera.org/welcome
cla.umn.edu/mcps
#philsci
www.matildecarrera.org/welcome
cla.umn.edu/mcps
#philsci
@pamferretti.bsky.social (PAC) and @memartino.bsky.social (ATL) welcomed:
@nrascovan.bsky.social who talked about microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas!
@nrascovan.bsky.social who talked about microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas!
October 20, 2026 at 1:09 PM
@pamferretti.bsky.social (PAC) and @memartino.bsky.social (ATL) welcomed:
@nrascovan.bsky.social who talked about microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas!
@nrascovan.bsky.social who talked about microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas!
"At the time of his death in the 2nd quarter of the 5th cent. CE, G265 was infected with M. leprae ... The reconstructed bacterial genome belongs to branch 4, whose earliest known representative dates to Egypt between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #aDNA
Paleogenomics reveals leprosy at the late antique burial site of Fallward in northern Germany
The coastal settlement of Fallward in northwestern Germany (3rd–5th century CE) is renowned for exceptionally preserved wooden and textile grave goods…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"At the time of his death in the 2nd quarter of the 5th cent. CE, G265 was infected with M. leprae ... The reconstructed bacterial genome belongs to branch 4, whose earliest known representative dates to Egypt between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #aDNA
Our review paper is now published in Quaternary Science Advances! 🎉
We explore the population history of East Eurasia and the Americas, drawing on recent findings from #ancientDNA research.
Hope you enjoy reading it!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore the population history of East Eurasia and the Americas, drawing on recent findings from #ancientDNA research.
Hope you enjoy reading it!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
East Eurasian dispersals to the Americas: A spatiotemporal perspective from paleogenomics
The dispersal of modern humans from East Eurasia to the Americas involved multiple migration routes, repeated admixture, and long-term adaptation. Rec…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Our review paper is now published in Quaternary Science Advances! 🎉
We explore the population history of East Eurasia and the Americas, drawing on recent findings from #ancientDNA research.
Hope you enjoy reading it!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore the population history of East Eurasia and the Americas, drawing on recent findings from #ancientDNA research.
Hope you enjoy reading it!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join #MVIF 52 cassyni.com/s/mvif-52
and #MeetTheSpeakers
Nicolás Rascovan (@nrascovan.bsky.social) will give a keynote talk on microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas.
and #MeetTheSpeakers
Nicolás Rascovan (@nrascovan.bsky.social) will give a keynote talk on microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas.
October 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Join #MVIF 52 cassyni.com/s/mvif-52
and #MeetTheSpeakers
Nicolás Rascovan (@nrascovan.bsky.social) will give a keynote talk on microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas.
and #MeetTheSpeakers
Nicolás Rascovan (@nrascovan.bsky.social) will give a keynote talk on microbial paleogenomics and the deep history of human-associated microbes, with a focus on ancient pathogens in the Americas.
@profmatthaber.bsky.social has given me the thumbs-up to share this (unofficial) program for PSA. Check it out!
And do come out on Friday morning for my symposium on paleogenomics with incredible colleagues @matildecarrera.bsky.social, Jess Kolopenuk, @kstsosie.bsky.social, and Rick Smith.
And do come out on Friday morning for my symposium on paleogenomics with incredible colleagues @matildecarrera.bsky.social, Jess Kolopenuk, @kstsosie.bsky.social, and Rick Smith.
PSA26 Program-At-A-Glance--Shared (Sep. 25)
docs.google.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
@profmatthaber.bsky.social has given me the thumbs-up to share this (unofficial) program for PSA. Check it out!
And do come out on Friday morning for my symposium on paleogenomics with incredible colleagues @matildecarrera.bsky.social, Jess Kolopenuk, @kstsosie.bsky.social, and Rick Smith.
And do come out on Friday morning for my symposium on paleogenomics with incredible colleagues @matildecarrera.bsky.social, Jess Kolopenuk, @kstsosie.bsky.social, and Rick Smith.
Range and diet diversity in the Pleistocene American “cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani CurrentBiology
Range and diet diversity in the Pleistocene American “cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani
Cassatt-Johnstone et al. use paleogenomics to show that extinct American cheetahs were most closely related to pumas, not cheetahs. These cats ranged far into the Arctic and exploited aquatic prey, thus fundamentally expanding our view of Pleistocene predator ecology and demonstrating the power of ancient DNA to reshape fossil interpretations.
dlvr.it
September 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Range and diet diversity in the Pleistocene American “cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani CurrentBiology
📢 8th HAAM-Radio Webinar and Workshop! 🗣️⚒️
🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson
📅 Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Register here: shorturl.at/Jkcxt
#Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics
🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson
📅 Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Register here: shorturl.at/Jkcxt
#Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics
September 24, 2026 at 8:43 AM
📢 8th HAAM-Radio Webinar and Workshop! 🗣️⚒️
🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson
📅 Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Register here: shorturl.at/Jkcxt
#Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics
🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson
📅 Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Register here: shorturl.at/Jkcxt
#Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics
Bats! Bats! Bats! Open for CUTE pictures and wonderful evolution. ps If anyone ever wants to collaborate on a bat paleogenomics study, let me know! I love them!
New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins
The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Bats! Bats! Bats! Open for CUTE pictures and wonderful evolution. ps If anyone ever wants to collaborate on a bat paleogenomics study, let me know! I love them!
Great seeing old & new faces at the EMBO|EMBL Symposium! 🧬✨
Presented how #OCCUPOMICS uses genetic admixture to estimate chronologies—cutting bone sampling & costs in #aDNA.
sites.google.com/view/occupom...
#EESHuman #paleogenomics #msca
Presented how #OCCUPOMICS uses genetic admixture to estimate chronologies—cutting bone sampling & costs in #aDNA.
sites.google.com/view/occupom...
#EESHuman #paleogenomics #msca
OCCUPOMICS - News & Updates
News & Updates
sites.google.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Great seeing old & new faces at the EMBO|EMBL Symposium! 🧬✨
Presented how #OCCUPOMICS uses genetic admixture to estimate chronologies—cutting bone sampling & costs in #aDNA.
sites.google.com/view/occupom...
#EESHuman #paleogenomics #msca
Presented how #OCCUPOMICS uses genetic admixture to estimate chronologies—cutting bone sampling & costs in #aDNA.
sites.google.com/view/occupom...
#EESHuman #paleogenomics #msca
Range and diet diversity in the Pleistocene American “cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani CurrentBiology
Range and diet diversity in the Pleistocene American “cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani
Cassatt-Johnstone et al. use paleogenomics to show that extinct American cheetahs were most closely related to pumas, not cheetahs. These cats ranged far into the Arctic and exploited aquatic prey, thus fundamentally expanding our view of Pleistocene predator ecology and demonstrating the power of ancient DNA to reshape fossil interpretations.
dlvr.it
September 24, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Range and diet diversity in the Pleistocene American “cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani CurrentBiology
📢 Call for abstracts! PAG 34 is coming to San Diego JAN 8–12 2027! 🧬🌱
We’re organizing five interconnected sessions:
• Domestication Genomics
• Ancient DNA
• Comparative Genomics – Animals
• One Health Hologenomics
• Wildlife Genomics
Submit your abstract by *October 9*: forms.gle/EgwFCVyxaf7R...
We’re organizing five interconnected sessions:
• Domestication Genomics
• Ancient DNA
• Comparative Genomics – Animals
• One Health Hologenomics
• Wildlife Genomics
Submit your abstract by *October 9*: forms.gle/EgwFCVyxaf7R...
PAG 2027 Abstract Submission: Ancient DNA, Domestication Genomics, Comparative Genomics of Animals, Wildlife Genomics, One Health Hologenomics
****DEADLINE: FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 2026****
This is the abstract submission form for the following PAG 34 workshops:
Paleogenomics and Degraded DNA
Domestication Genomics
Comparative Genomics of Animals...
forms.gle
September 22, 2026 at 11:33 PM
📢 Call for abstracts! PAG 34 is coming to San Diego JAN 8–12 2027! 🧬🌱
We’re organizing five interconnected sessions:
• Domestication Genomics
• Ancient DNA
• Comparative Genomics – Animals
• One Health Hologenomics
• Wildlife Genomics
Submit your abstract by *October 9*: forms.gle/EgwFCVyxaf7R...
We’re organizing five interconnected sessions:
• Domestication Genomics
• Ancient DNA
• Comparative Genomics – Animals
• One Health Hologenomics
• Wildlife Genomics
Submit your abstract by *October 9*: forms.gle/EgwFCVyxaf7R...