Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 03/06/2026📢 Registration now open for SPAAM8! Join us for the ICP2026 satellite hybrid meeting on 22 June 2026 in Stockholm 🇸🇪 🧬 Ancient metagenomics community gathering in person or online! 🔗 Register here before June 10th: forms.gle/Z1AK5MHaFEfb... We look forward to seeing you! 🔥forms.gleSPAAM 8 registrationDate June 22nd, 2026 (prior to ICP 2026) 9:30 AM Location Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden In-person attendance fee: Attendance fee: €25. A payment link will be sent to all registered partic... 051
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Don't forget to submit your abstract for #SPAAM8 ! 🚀 Come share your work and join us in Stockholm on June 22nd 🇸🇪 Online presentations are also possible! 👩🏻💻 www.spaam-community.org/events/news/... Deadline: May 1st #aDNA #Metagenomics #seDNAspaam-community.org SPAAM8 · SPAAM Community 032
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Come join us in beautiful Stockholm or online! #SPAAM8 011
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEuan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New preprint looking at the associations between maternal mortality and having sons in preindustrial Finland from work with León van Dorp during his master’s project. Also with Mirkka Lahdenpera, @lummaalab.bsky.social, and @hannahdugdale.bsky.social 0115
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezbioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Mothers face immediate, but family-size dependent, costs of sons in preindustrial Finland www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 074
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Abstract submission for #SPAAM8 is now officially OPEN! 🚀 Don't miss the opportunity to share your work and join us in Stockholm on June 22nd 🇸🇪 Online presentations are also possible! 👩🏻💻 Submit your abstract: forms.gle/psw9GS3ZyrLV... Deadline: May 1st #aDNA #Metagenomics #seDNA 044
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezMaria Lopopolo @marialopopolo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Thanks to @mireniraorb.bsky.social for the invaluable training in archaeological sampling and aDNA processing. This work would have not possible without you ❤️ 071
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezMaria Lopopolo @marialopopolo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Congratulations to my former lab at @pasteuredu.bsky.social @nrascovan.bsky.social lead authors @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social and #pierreLuisi and last but not least thanks @bitesizedna.bsky.social for hosting me at Copenhagen Uni for hours of drilling, extractions, and preps! 👩🔬 1124
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezNico Rascovan @nrascovan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026How did farming reach the Southern Andes? Through migration or cultural transmission? Our new paper in @nature.com combines ancient DNA, isotopes, archaeology & paleoclimate to reconstruct 2,000+ years of history in Uspallata, Mendoza. www.nature.com/articles/s41... A Thread🧵 (1/25+)nature.comLocal agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes - NatureIn the Uspallata Valley, agriculture was adopted by local populations, as evidenced by genetic continuity from earlier hunter-gatherers to farmers; maize-dependent groups from the same regional p... 66732
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Amazing work! Congratulations everyone! Be sure to give this one a read ⬇️ 020
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 13/02/2026🚨 Save the Date! We’re thrilled to announce #SPAAM8 – a gathering of experts in ancient metagenomics research! 🌎 📅 When: June 22nd 2026 📍Where: Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 (and online) Stay tuned for updates and registration details! 084
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezbioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Life-history traits as predictors of expected genetic contributions 15 years later in a cooperatively breeding bird www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 054
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEuan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 10/11/202513/ And since I have you here, it's time for some shameless plugging! I defend my PhD ( :O ) next week, and if you are interested in more of what I got up to over the past few years, you can check out an @nrc.nl here: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...nrc.nlDe risico’s en voordelen van oudere broers en zussenJong Geleerd: Hoe meer kinderen een moeder krijgt, hoe minder lang ze zelf leeft. Tenminste, dat gold voor Finse moeders ten tijde van de Grote Finse Hongersnood. Deze en andere opmerkelijke feiten de... 062
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEuan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 10/11/202512/ You can also read the @newscientist.com article here: www.newscientist.com/article/2503...newscientist.comHaving children plays a complicated role in the rate we ageThe effort of reproducing may divert energy away from repairing DNA or fighting illness, which could drive ageing, but a new study suggests that is only the case when environmental conditions are toug... 121
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEuan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 10/11/20251/13 New paper out! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age @hannahdugdale.bsky.social @lummaalab.bsky.social @erikpostma.bsky.social 14231
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezNRC @nrc.nl · 08/11/2025Hoe meer kinderen een moeder krijgt, hoe minder lang ze zelf leeft. Tenminste, dat gold voor Finse moeders ten tijde van de Grote Finse Hongersnood. Deze en andere opmerkelijke feiten destilleerde Euan Young uit grote historische bevolkingsregisters. buff.ly/Y1VNbQObuff.lyDe risico’s en voordelen van oudere broers en zussenJong Geleerd: Hoe meer kinderen een moeder krijgt, hoe minder lang ze zelf leeft. Tenminste, dat gold voor Finse moeders ten tijde van de Grote Finse Hongersnood. Deze en andere opmerkelijke feiten… 171
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezCell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025DNA from Napoleon’s 1812 army identifies the pathogens likely responsible for the army’s demise during their Russian retreat. www.cell.com/current-biol... Nicolás Rascovan & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social 46622
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSternberg Lab @sternberglab.bsky.social · 17/10/20251/10 Genome maintenance by telomerase is a fundamental process in nearly all eukaryotes. But where does it come from? Today, we report the discovery of telomerase homologs in a family of antiviral RTs, revealing an unexpected evolutionary origin in bacteria. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgAntiviral reverse transcriptases reveal the evolutionary origin of telomeraseDefense-associated reverse transcriptases (DRTs) employ diverse and distinctive mechanisms of cDNA synthesis to protect bacteria against viral infection. However, much of DRT family diversity remains ... 5224106
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezInstitut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 01/09/2025🎓 Applications for Institut Pasteur's PhD programs open Sept 1-Oct 20, 2025 for October 2026 entry. Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, PPU-@ox.ac.uk, PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬 Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education... 03334
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEuan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Well that’s the “highlight” of my week for sure! Thrilled to see our recent paper covered in Nature’s Research Highlight: www.nature.com/articles/d41... Also see @markspa.bsky.social’s neat explainer below.nature.comWill a child survive? Older siblings have a powerful influenceSwiss birth data from 1750 to 1870 reveal that girls who had lots of older brothers close to their own age were less likely to survive than were those who did not. 072
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 05/09/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWill a child survive? Older siblings have a powerful influenceSwiss birth data from 1750 to 1870 reveal that girls who had lots of older brothers close to their own age were less likely to survive than were those who did not. 010
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Had a great time at #ISBA11 and #SPAAM7 in beautiful Turin! Exciting science and amazing people! @isbarchaeology.bsky.social @spaam-community.bsky.social 0120
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Great experience with amazing people! 030
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEvolutionary Ecology Group, Cambridge @eegcam.bsky.social · 29/06/2025After a week of intense population genomics, lots of tired but still smiley faces. Thank you @embo.org for funding another edition of our Population Genomics course in Naples. And thank you to the trainers and participants for making this eight edition another success! #EMBOpopgen 31511
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 14/04/2025 #AncientMetagenomeDir is expanding to include C14 dating & detailed archaeological/historical info for all samples! 📜✨ 🗓️ Join our Hackathon on April 29th from 10-17 CEST and contribute to this groundbreaking project! 🙌 112
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 02/04/2025🚨Last day to register for our speed-networking event! Dont' miss out on this great opportunity ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 023
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Still a few days left to register! Don't miss out! 000
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 21/03/2025The SPAAM community needs YOU! We are gathering demographics and statistics on our community which will help the SPAAM Steering Committee to drive the community according to everyone’s needs! It only takes a few minutes to complete the form: 👉 Form link: forms.gle/uTKJwtEquNSD... Thank you!forms.gleSPAAMstatsCollection of demographics for the SPAAM community to be used for the ISBA annual meeting and SPAAM-related statistic 002
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 06/03/2025🚨 The ancient biomolecules communities (HAAM, LAARD, PAASTA, AaRC and SPAAM) have put together a short survey to understand if and how they are helping researchers deal with the challenges in their research fields and how we can improve their benefits. ⬇ 154
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezFederico Sánchez Quinto @fsanchezquinto.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Thrilled to share my 1st PhD's 1st publication at @liigh-unam.bsky.social. Anecdotally it is also my 1st paper as corresponding author from my group / the "Paloegenomics and Evolutionary Biology". shorturl.at/VumOq Let us know what you think about it.shorturl.atAncient DNA HLA typing reveals significant shifts in frequency in Europe since the Neolithic - Scientific ReportsComputational HLA typing has surged as a cost-effective strategy to uncover questions regarding the evolution of the HLA system, enabling immunogenic characterization from ancient DNA (aDNA) data. Nev... 15113
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezEuan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 13/02/20251/11 New preprint out with @hannahdugdale.bsky.social, @lummaalab.bsky.social, and @erikpostma.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Why do we age? And can a “natural experiment” during the Great Finnish Famine with long-term data help provide some answers? 12118
Reposted by Mariana Escobar RodríguezSPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 03/02/2025! IMPORTANT ! SPAAM is moving from Slack to Element (Matrix)! You can find our SPAAM space at matrix.to#/#spaam:arch... Please, follow this link for more information and instructions www.isbarch.org/chat See you there! 032
Mariana Escobar Rodríguez @mescobar.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Hola mundpmedia.tenor.coma humpback whale is jumping out of the water with the words whale hello there written below itALT: a humpback whale is jumping out of the water with the words whale hello there written below it 120