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michael<p>9-Jul-2025<br>Large-scale <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> study maps 37,000 years of disease history<br>A new study maps <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infectiousDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousDiseases</span></a> across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> landscape.</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1090452" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">090452</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zoonoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zoonoses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a></p>
Loki the Cat<p>Ancient DNA reveals that 6,500 years ago, humans thought "What could go wrong?" and invented livestock farming. Spoiler: plague happened.</p><p>New study of 1,313 ancient humans shows zoonotic diseases only appeared after we started keeping animals.</p><p><a href="https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/1649202/animal-diseases-leapt-to-humans-when-we-started-keeping-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.slashdot.org/story/25/</span><span class="invisible">07/09/1649202/animal-diseases-leapt-to-humans-when-we-started-keeping-livestock</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ZoonoticDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZoonoticDiseases</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Leibniz-HKI<p>🧬 Stone Age bacteria for the medicine of the future?</p><p>A fascinating @MDRWISSEN feature explores how our researchers at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@LeibnizHKI" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LeibnizHKI</span></a></span> are reviving ancient DNA from <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a> from Neanderthal teeth to discover new antibiotics that could possibly be used as drugs in the future!</p><p>Read and listen the german article <br>👉 <a href="https://lmy.de/rMRxk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lmy.de/rMRxk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@unijena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>unijena</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/BalanceOfTheMicroverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalanceOfTheMicroverse</span></a> <br><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/WernerSiemensStiftung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WernerSiemensStiftung</span></a><br><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/mdrWissen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mdrWissen</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biotech</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/ScienceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceNews</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/FutureMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FutureMedicine</span></a></p>
michael<p>today's feature is about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Phoenicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phoenicians</span></a> and other ancient seafarers in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a>. <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/07/crossing-mediterranean.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/07/crossing-mediterranean.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a></p>
michael<p>my features published in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentBiology</span></a> this year, issue 13: Ancient seafarers crossing the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a>, from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Phoenicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phoenicians</span></a> to the first arrivals on the islands such as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mallorca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mallorca</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malta</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sicily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sicily</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cyprus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyprus</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/07/crossing-mediterranean.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/07/crossing-mediterranean.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prehistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carthage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carthage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Punic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Punic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanHistory</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/43696/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/43696/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Genetically modified dire wolves brought back from extinction have ‘doubled in size’ | World | News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ColossalBiosciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColossalBiosciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DireWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DireWolf</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DireWolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DireWolves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DoubleInSize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoubleInSize</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneticEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>(section) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scientists</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/241595/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/241595/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Genetically modified dire wolves brought back from extinction have ‘doubled in size’ | World | News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientDna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDna</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ColossalBiosciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColossalBiosciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DireWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DireWolf</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DireWolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DireWolves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DoubleInSize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoubleInSize</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneticEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>(section) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/241274/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/241274/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Genome of ancient Egyptian entombed 5,000 years ago sequenced for the first time <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientDna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDna</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientEgypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientEgypt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genome</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pyramids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyramids</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Genome of ancient Egyptian entombed 5,000 years ago sequenced for the first time <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1159830/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1159830/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientEgypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientEgypt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dna</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genome</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pyramids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyramids</span></a></p>
michael<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skeleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skeleton</span></a> found in pot is first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientEgyptian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientEgyptian</span></a> to undergo whole <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> analysis<br>Unusual burial of man, thought to have been a potter, in sealed vessel may have helped <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> survive past four millennia </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/02/skeleton-in-pot-first-ancient-egyptian-undergo-genome-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/02/skeleton-in-pot-first-ancient-egyptian-undergo-genome-analysis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew <a href="https://arstechni.ca/LR9p" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/LR9p</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/skeletonsandskeletonaccessories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skeletonsandskeletonaccessories</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/paleoanthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleoanthropology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ancientproteins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientproteins</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/paleoproteomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleoproteomics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neanderthals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neanderthals</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Denisovans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denisovans</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/proteomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proteomics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hominins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hominins</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/skulls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skulls</span></a></p>
michael<p>4-Jun-2025<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PapuaNewGuinea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PapuaNewGuinea</span></a>'s genetic past through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> analysis<br>A new study reveals the significance of regional dispersals and local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea <br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1086317" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">086317</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a></p>
michael<p>last year's feature about ancient <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> is now in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenArchives</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/06/ancient-australia.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">024/06/ancient-australia.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceWriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceWriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>Viking age DNA reveals 9,000-year-old HIV-resistant gene originating near the Black Sea</p><p>A recent study published last year in the journal Cell has identified the ancient origins of a genetic mutation that confers resistance to HIV, and how it first appeared in an individual who lived near the Black Sea between 6,700 and 9,000 years ago...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/viking-age-dna-reveals-9000-year-old-hiv-resistant-gene/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/05/vik</span><span class="invisible">ing-age-dna-reveals-9000-year-old-hiv-resistant-gene/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeologynews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a></p>
michael<p>22-May-2025<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> used to map <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> of fever-causing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1084545" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">084545</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
michael<p>22-May-2025<br>Scientists have figured out how extinct giant ground <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sloths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sloths</span></a> got so big and where it all went wrong</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1084987" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">084987</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a></p>
michael<p>21-May-2025<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeonardoDaVinci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardoDaVinci</span></a>’s DNA: In new book, researchers announce breakthrough confirmation of Y chromosome shared by six living family descendants<br>Ancient Da Vinci family tomb: excavated remains undergo analysis </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1084458" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">084458</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>familyHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leonardo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leonardo</span></a></p>
michael<p>this week's feature is about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSahara</span></a>. blog entry contains magic link for free access. <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-sahara-became-desert.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/05/how-sahara-became-desert.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/desert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a></p>
michael<p>my features published in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentBiology</span></a> this year, issue 10: Who were the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humans</span></a> living in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSahara</span></a> 7000 years ago, and what did they eat for dinner? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> has the answers ... <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-sahara-became-desert.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/05/how-sahara-became-desert.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/desert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libya</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Ancient DNA indicates 3,000 years of genetic continuity in the Northern Iranian Plateau, from the Copper Age to the Sassanid Empire <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1006656/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1006656/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Achaemenid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Achaemenid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneticAncestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticAncestry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HumanitiesAndSocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitiesAndSocialSciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MolecularBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MolecularBiology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/multidisciplinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multidisciplinary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Parthian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parthian</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PersianPlateau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersianPlateau</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sassanid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sassanid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>