Reposted by @mdemartino.bsky.socialKevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · 19/06/2026If you're you have experience in working in animal / pathogen #aDNA and are interested in a postdoctoral position as part of my ERC Project HERDPATH, please DM/email me kevin[at]palaeome.org 01628
Reposted by @mdemartino.bsky.socialAnders Bergström @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Out today is our paper 'Genomic history of early dogs in Europe', in which we uncover the identity of the dogs that lived in Europe before agriculture—during the Paleolithic & Mesolithic periods: doi.org/10.1038/s415.... A thread ⬇️ (10) @biouea.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social 418175
Reposted by @mdemartino.bsky.socialDavide Bozzi @davidebozzi.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Treponemal diseases might have been with us much longer than previously thought! In our recent study, we used ancient DNA to reconstruct a 5,500-year-old 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘮 genome, revealing a previously unknown divergent subspecies. You can check it out here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgA 5500-year-old Treponema pallidum genome from Sabana de Bogotá, ColombiaTreponematosis, a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies and T. carateum (yaws, bejel, syphilis, pinta), has afflicted humans for millennia. Despite paleopathological evidence and... 13114
Reposted by @mdemartino.bsky.socialKatia Bougiouri @katiabou.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Still time to register for the our next AaRCademy workshop on demographic history! Deadline is December 5th! #aDNA 053
mdemartino.bsky.social @mdemartino.bsky.social · 28/11/2025What a big day for cat's history lovers 030
Reposted by @mdemartino.bsky.socialGreger Larson @gregerlarson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs? Can I interest you in some cats? Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia? As you wish! Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Cell Genomics www.cell.com/cell-genomic...science.orgThe dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years agoThe domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc... 16819
mdemartino.bsky.social @mdemartino.bsky.social · 28/11/2025After a four-year journey, my PhD work is out in @science.org Endless gratitude to the amazing @felix-erc.bsky.social team, all coauthors and collaborators, and my loved ones. Without you all this couldn't be real! 💛🐱✨ @erc.europa.eu @nationalgeographic.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgThe dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years agoThe domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc... 16819
mdemartino.bsky.social @mdemartino.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Trying to catch up with more studied domestic animals 🐄🐕🐐🐎 and exploring cutting-edge tools, I was excited to present the first imputation tests in ancient & modern cat genomes 🐈 at the first in-person AaRC meeting in Turin. @isbarchaeology.bsky.social @aarc-community.bsky.social 0112
Reposted by @mdemartino.bsky.socialKevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Shameless promotion from #isba11 - I'll be hiring PhDs to start early 2026 (plus postdocs starting later), using #adna to study livestock and pathogen coevolution, particularly looking at inbreeding and immune gene evolution! Contact me at kevin[at]palaeome.org, full ad to come. Please share! 46736
