November 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Late antique and early medieval historians are going to have to work hard to show how this kind of aDNA research does not, in fact, undermine recent historiographical insights, but enriches them.
In 550 CE, a Gothic historian claimed his distant forefathers crossed the sea from "Scandza" and rampaged south across Europe before conquering Rome itself. The idea of Gothic migration was dismissed as myth – but new ancient DNA studies show the story might have been true all along. @science.org
A barbarian tribe’s mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals
Skeletons across Europe confirm the Goths surged out of Scandinavia before sacking Rome
www.science.org
November 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Late antique and early medieval historians are going to have to work hard to show how this kind of aDNA research does not, in fact, undermine recent historiographical insights, but enriches them.
I see (and often review) so many papers that make these comparisons between modern and historical genomes and estimate large shifts in diversity on short timescales (~10-20 generations) that simply are not possible based on basic pop gen and are screaming of batch effects due to aDNA degradation.
I'm a bit puzzled by these large declines in diversity in common species. Yes, there numbers have declined but losing 40% of species diversity in 20 generations would imply Ne's on the order of 10s.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic erosion across avifauna in a biodiversity hotspot sounds a conservation alarm
Loss of biodiversity can have a hidden dimension—the cryptic erosion of genetic diversity even in the face of apparent species resilience. We quantified changes in genetic diversity by comparing histo...
www.science.org
November 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I see (and often review) so many papers that make these comparisons between modern and historical genomes and estimate large shifts in diversity on short timescales (~10-20 generations) that simply are not possible based on basic pop gen and are screaming of batch effects due to aDNA degradation.
Super excited to share our two papers published in Nature today! 🧬 We use ancient genomics to explore how Germanic and Celtic languages spread across Europe.
Here's a video of our findings, produced by Nicolas Delgado Clausen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxA...
#adna
Here's a video of our findings, produced by Nicolas Delgado Clausen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxA...
#adna
Tracing the Spread of Celtic and Germanic Languages Using Ancient Genomics
YouTube video by GeoGenetics
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November 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Super excited to share our two papers published in Nature today! 🧬 We use ancient genomics to explore how Germanic and Celtic languages spread across Europe.
Here's a video of our findings, produced by Nicolas Delgado Clausen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxA...
#adna
Here's a video of our findings, produced by Nicolas Delgado Clausen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxA...
#adna
Extrapolating this relationship to the historical samples (orange) suggests that insert size alone can explain much (though not all) of these differences in heterozygosity. Perhaps other aDNA issues are explaining the rest of these differences.
November 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Extrapolating this relationship to the historical samples (orange) suggests that insert size alone can explain much (though not all) of these differences in heterozygosity. Perhaps other aDNA issues are explaining the rest of these differences.
It’s not a podcast unless you’ve got a lapel mic to throw. WILL #adna #archaeologist @boothicus.bsky.social storm off?? Find out on tomorrow’s brand new episode, our biggest yet! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM
It’s not a podcast unless you’ve got a lapel mic to throw. WILL #adna #archaeologist @boothicus.bsky.social storm off?? Find out on tomorrow’s brand new episode, our biggest yet! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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November 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
OOOOMFFFFFFF ON THAT ADNA????? I HOPE YOU'VE BEEN HAVING SOOO MUCH FUN WITH IT (omg hi piamy.. piamat... love...)
October 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New aDNA analyses show that a man who was buried near the North Sea coast in the 5th century with remarkable grave goods, originated from the Danube region. He was infected with a leprosy pathogen that had not previously been detected in Europe. More 👇
@nihk-wilhelmshaven.bsky.social
#aDNA 🏺
@nihk-wilhelmshaven.bsky.social
#aDNA 🏺
Human and Disease Mobility in Late Antiquity
A study funded by the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence has identified a leprosy pathogen – previously undetected in Europe – in a 5th-century burial ground on the North Sea coast.
www.uni-kiel.de
November 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New aDNA analyses show that a man who was buried near the North Sea coast in the 5th century with remarkable grave goods, originated from the Danube region. He was infected with a leprosy pathogen that had not previously been detected in Europe. More 👇
@nihk-wilhelmshaven.bsky.social
#aDNA 🏺
@nihk-wilhelmshaven.bsky.social
#aDNA 🏺
…reaching a ceiling of the what these traditional aDNA studies involving sophisticated intense genetic analysis but relatively superficial integration of the archaeological/linguistic evidence can tell us. Can a migration/interaction between groups that results in a 5% shift in ancestry be …
November 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
…reaching a ceiling of the what these traditional aDNA studies involving sophisticated intense genetic analysis but relatively superficial integration of the archaeological/linguistic evidence can tell us. Can a migration/interaction between groups that results in a 5% shift in ancestry be …
#SpecimenSunday 🐊 A crocodile mummy from Egypt reveals secrets about ancient Egyptian deities and the historical distribution of a species.
You can find the specimen at the British Musem and similar ones at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
aDNA paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
You can find the specimen at the British Musem and similar ones at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
aDNA paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
#SpecimenSunday 🐊 A crocodile mummy from Egypt reveals secrets about ancient Egyptian deities and the historical distribution of a species.
You can find the specimen at the British Musem and similar ones at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
aDNA paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
You can find the specimen at the British Musem and similar ones at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
aDNA paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This project continues some of the recent exciting work on preserved mammalian oral microbiomes #dental_calculus #museomics #aDNA. Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Internal application deadline is November 16.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Internal application deadline is November 16.
November 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This project continues some of the recent exciting work on preserved mammalian oral microbiomes #dental_calculus #museomics #aDNA. Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Internal application deadline is November 16.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Internal application deadline is November 16.
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You can also get the content patch from my itch.io page / it works on the steam version as well.
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You can also get the content patch from my itch.io page / it works on the steam version as well.
store.steampowered.com/app/3330380/...
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Ad Nauseam is a choice-heavy psych horror / thriller about trauma, identity, love, and sickness. It combines many staples of Adventure, VN, and RPG games with its own flair to create something entirel...
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October 30, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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November 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
By integrating #phylogenetic information with #radiocarbon dates, a new modelling approach narrows the dating intervals of #Yersinia #pestis #genomes, linking 75 Second #Pandemic genomes to historically documented outbreaks.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #Plague
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #Plague
November 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
By integrating #phylogenetic information with #radiocarbon dates, a new modelling approach narrows the dating intervals of #Yersinia #pestis #genomes, linking 75 Second #Pandemic genomes to historically documented outbreaks.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #Plague
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #Plague
I am hiring a postdoc as part of my ERC project HERDPATH - with the role focused on livestock genomic and demographic analysis. Deadline is November 13th, shoot me an email at kevin.daly[at]ucd.ie if you'd like to chat more.
#aDNA
#aDNA
University & College Vacancies
UCV is the central hub for careers across the higher education sector. Whether searching for your next role or posting a vacancy, we help individuals and institutions connect with purpose across acade...
universityvacancies.com
November 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
I am hiring a postdoc as part of my ERC project HERDPATH - with the role focused on livestock genomic and demographic analysis. Deadline is November 13th, shoot me an email at kevin.daly[at]ucd.ie if you'd like to chat more.
#aDNA
#aDNA
100% agree with Charles here. It's long overdue for the narrative around aDNA and other studies of historical genetic evidence to move beyond simplistic stories about 'overturning old ideas'. It's such a naive and vapid way to think about the contribution these studies can actually make.
Late antique and early medieval historians are going to have to work hard to show how this kind of aDNA research does not, in fact, undermine recent historiographical insights, but enriches them.
In 550 CE, a Gothic historian claimed his distant forefathers crossed the sea from "Scandza" and rampaged south across Europe before conquering Rome itself. The idea of Gothic migration was dismissed as myth – but new ancient DNA studies show the story might have been true all along. @science.org
November 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
100% agree with Charles here. It's long overdue for the narrative around aDNA and other studies of historical genetic evidence to move beyond simplistic stories about 'overturning old ideas'. It's such a naive and vapid way to think about the contribution these studies can actually make.
CRV Science Wiki
🧬 Ancient DNA — Ancient DNA (aDNA) is degraded genetic material recovered from paleontological skeletal remains, permafrost tissues, and archaeological cave sediments to reconstruct extinct genomes, archaic hominin admixture, and Quaternar…
https://crvscience.com/wiki/ancient-dna
🧬 Ancient DNA — Ancient DNA (aDNA) is degraded genetic material recovered from paleontological skeletal remains, permafrost tissues, and archaeological cave sediments to reconstruct extinct genomes, archaic hominin admixture, and Quaternar…
https://crvscience.com/wiki/ancient-dna
CRV Science Wiki
🧬 Ancient DNA — Ancient DNA (aDNA) is degraded genetic material recovered from paleontological skeletal remains, permafrost tissues, and archaeological cave sediments to reconstruct extinct genomes, archaic hominin admixture, and Quaternary ecosystem dynamics.
crvscience.com
November 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
CRV Science Wiki
🧬 Ancient DNA — Ancient DNA (aDNA) is degraded genetic material recovered from paleontological skeletal remains, permafrost tissues, and archaeological cave sediments to reconstruct extinct genomes, archaic hominin admixture, and Quaternar…
https://crvscience.com/wiki/ancient-dna
🧬 Ancient DNA — Ancient DNA (aDNA) is degraded genetic material recovered from paleontological skeletal remains, permafrost tissues, and archaeological cave sediments to reconstruct extinct genomes, archaic hominin admixture, and Quaternar…
https://crvscience.com/wiki/ancient-dna
Whatever that road is bending toward, it clearly thinks it is worth the trip. I hope it was, and these are lovely ones to have brought home from Adna. 🌲
November 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Whatever that road is bending toward, it clearly thinks it is worth the trip. I hope it was, and these are lovely ones to have brought home from Adna. 🌲
Originalism in anything is kind of a fallacy. aDNA is showing exactly this kind of braided web of influences rather than a proper tree structure. I'm sure we'll find more examples than just religion or genetics!
October 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Originalism in anything is kind of a fallacy. aDNA is showing exactly this kind of braided web of influences rather than a proper tree structure. I'm sure we'll find more examples than just religion or genetics!
watching people play my favorite game that im obsessed with is one of the best uses of my time, genuinely so hype! love seeing the first time reactions to the wonderful weirdness of adna
October 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM
watching people play my favorite game that im obsessed with is one of the best uses of my time, genuinely so hype! love seeing the first time reactions to the wonderful weirdness of adna
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How to Find Your Self-Worth Without Relying on Other People’s Recognition
How to Find Your Self-Worth Without Relying on Other People's Recognition
You can’t control how others see you, but you can stop building an identity that depends on their approval. This mindset shifts your focus.
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October 29, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Yes and Yes, The Present and Presence We Have to Give Ourselves bsky.app/profile/adna...