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We are a community of researchers focusing on standards, precautions, & advances in ancient #metagenomics (SPAAM) www.spaam-community.org

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#sedaDNA reveals major shifts in marine food webs over 124,000 years. 🌊🧬 Robust, bottom-up #glacial #ecosystems dominated by #sea-ice adapted producers gave way to more fragile, consumer-driven food webs during warmer, ice-free periods. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM
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Past subarctic marine food web shifts recovered by sedaDNA and network analysis - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Past subarctic marine food web shifts recovered by sedaDNA and network analysis
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A #methods paper for #MetagenomicsMonday! 🦠🧬💻 This new primer and #protocol provides practical guidance for assembling and validating #ancient #microbial #genomes. It introduces dedicated #aDNA support in #nf-core/mag. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #SPAAM #Metagenomics #Bioinformatics
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De novo assembly and authentication of ancient DNA metagenomes with nf-core/mag
Author summary Advancements in genomic sequencing analyses are increasingly allowing researchers to reconstruct the genomes of microbial ‘dark matter’—those microbial species that are difficult to…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When #skeletal #lesions tell an ambiguous story, can ancient DNA help? 🦴🧬 This study combines #palaeopathology, #CT imaging and #aDNA to investigate multiple lytic lesions in a 10th-century individual from Latvia. doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #AncientPathogens
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Multidisciplinary Exploration of Computed‐Tomographic and Ancient‐<fc>DNA</fc> Data of an Iron Age Skull From Latvia With Multiple Lytic Bone Lesions: Differential Diagnosis Between Metastatic Carcinoma, Multiple Myeloma and Skeletal Tuberculosis
In this study we used a combined computed tomographic and archaeogenetic approach to analyse a skull and vertebra with lytic lesions from a disturbed grave in the Čunkāni-Dreņģeri cemetery in…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ancient #genomes 🧬🦠 reveal possible gene flow between #Funnelbeaker farmers and Pitted Ware foragers, and distinct #Yersinia #pestis strains across cultural groups. www.nature.com/articles/s42... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #AncientPathogens #Paleogenomics
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Ancestry, admixture, and pathogens in contemporaneous Neolithic farmers and foragers on the Island of Gotland - Communications Biology
Neolithic farmers and foragers in Gotland coexisted for 500 years, ancient DNA suggests limited intermixing, shared ancestry with mainland groups, isolation, and evidence of distinct Yersinia pestis…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🌊🧬 By reconstructing #ancient #phytoplankton communities from Yellow Sea #sediments, this new study shows how ocean circulation reshaped coastal ecosystems over the last ~3,000 years in response to climate change. academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #sedaDNA #MarineEcology
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Warm current intensification altered phytoplankton communities in the Yellow Sea: insights from sedimentary ancient DNA metabarcoding
Abstract. Long-term changes in phytoplankton communities are key to understanding and predicting ecosystem responses to climate-driven circulation change.
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#Metagenomic analyses of a ritual #corn #mummy 🌾🧬 from the 3rd century BC uncovered #DNA from plants, microbes, insects, animals, and humans, demonstrating how these unique artefacts can preserve complex biological records of the past. rdcu.be/fBLM0 #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Can cave walls preserve #ancient human DNA? 🎨🧬 This proof-of-concept study recovered ancient human #DNA from rock #art and #cave wall samples, demonstrating that cave surfaces can preserve genetic traces for thousands of years! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #RockArt
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Investigating ancient human DNA preservation on cave walls and in rock art - Nature Communications
Ancient DNA can be preserved on materials from archaeological floor deposits such as bones, sediments and artifacts. Here, the authors investigate whether Palaeolithic wall art can preserve human DNA…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📢 Final REMINDER for the SPAAM Steering Committee elections! Deadline: 15 August. Cast your vote and help build the community you want to be part of! www.spaam-community.org/assets/media... #SPAAM #AncientDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The first #ancient #smallpox genomes from the Americas! 🦠🧬#Genomes from two #Inca-Colonial individuals in Chile reveal an extinct #Variola lineage, providing direct evidence of smallpox during the early colonial period. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #AncientDNA #aDNA
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The genomic identity of early smallpox in South America
Smallpox was a major driver of population collapse in the Americas after European contact, yet the genetic identity of the causal strains remains unknown. Here, we report the first ancient smallpox…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
SPAAM belongs to its community! And now you have the chance to help shape its future. 💜 Voting for the first SPAAM Steering Committee elections is open until 15 August. Cast your vote and help build the community you want to be part of! www.spaam-community.org/assets/media... #SPAAM #AncientDNA
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SPAAM Steering Committee Elections 2026
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Can #ancient ground #squirrel poop reconstruct Ice Age ecosystems? 🐿️💩🧬 A recent study shows that #permafrost-preserved #coprolites can preserve #DNA for up to 700,000 years! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #paleogenomics
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Ground squirrel coprolites preserve complex archives of ancient environmental DNA over 700,000 years - Nature Communications
Ancient faeces are powerful archives of ancient environmental DNA with the potential to illuminate both ecosystem history and evolution. This study shows that arctic ground squirrel droppings from…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
SPAAM belongs to its community! And now you have the chance to help shape its future. 💜 Voting for the first SPAAM Steering Committee elections is open until 15 August. Cast your vote and help build the community you want to be part of! www.spaam-community.org/assets/media... #SPAAM #AncientDNA
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SPAAM Steering Committee Elections 2026
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Did #prehistoric Europeans eat #insects?! 🦗🧬 #Metagenomic analyses of 745 #dental #calculus samples, together with human genetic data, suggest that #entomophagy was likely infrequent and mostly incidental. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #AncientDiet #ancientDNA
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Genomic evidence for limited entomophagy in ancient Europeans
Ancient DNA traces in teeth and genes reveal that insects played a minor role in prehistoric European diets.
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
SPAAM belongs to its community! And now you have the chance to help shape its future. 💜 Voting for the first SPAAM Steering Committee elections is open until 15 August. Cast your vote and help build the community you want to be part of! www.spaam-community.org/assets/media... #SPAAM #AncientDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🦷🧬 Using de novo assembly, researchers reconstructed #ancient and modern oral #genomes, discovering a previously unknown species and tracing the #evolution of key periodontal bacteria across millenia! doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #microbiome #aDNA #metagenomics #ancientDNA
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Ancient Species Diversity and Niche Adaptation in Tannerella and Porphyromonas Revealed Through Pangenomics
Abstract. De novo assembly of ancient and modern bacterial metagenomes can shed light on evolution and ecology of bacterial species that are challenging to
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🦠🧬 Researchers detected #Yersinia #pestis in 39% of individuals across four #hunter-gatherer cemeteries in Siberia, revealing lethal outbreaks nearly 5,500 years ago - well before the emergence of flea-borne plague. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #plague #epidemics
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Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago
Analyses of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia around 5,500 years ago indicate that highly virulent Yersinia pestis emerged earlier than previously estimated, far from...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🐚🧬 Ancient DNA from black abalone #shells spanning 1,500 years reveals remarkably limited genomic erosion, despite a ~99% population decline, and signs of recent #adaptation to #disease. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #ConservationGenomics #Paleogenetics #extinction
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Ancient DNA from shells reveals delayed genomic erosion and rapid immune adaptation in the critically endangered black abalone | PNAS
Predicting the genetic consequences of population decline is a major problem in conservation genomics. Time lags following demographic bottlenecks ...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Ancient DNA isn't just for reconstructing past #ecosystems. 🧬🌳 This interdisciplinary study uses #aDNA and #hydrology to trace the legacy of deep tree rooting in #glacial #sediments and its impact on #groundwater vulnerability today. doi.org/10.1038/s414... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #sedaDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🦣🧬 A new study recovers #aDNA from Upper #Paleolithic mammoth ivory at Hohle Fels, revealing multiple #mammoth lineages and offering new insights into #hunter-gatherer raw material selection and symbolic practices. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #paleogenomics #ZooArch
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Ancient DNA from the Upper Paleolithic mammoth ivory of Hohle Fels, Germany - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Ancient DNA from the Upper Paleolithic mammoth ivory of Hohle Fels, Germany
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🎉 Want to get involved in #SPAAM? Nominations are now open for 3 Steering Committee positions (2026–2028). We warmly encourage students, PhD candidates, and postdocs to apply and help shape our growing #community. tinyurl.com/mt5czhvt 📝 Voting begins in July 🌍 ~1h/week commitment #AncientDNA #aDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🐦🧬 #Ancient environmental DNA from lake #sediments across Eurasia and Alaska reveals a shift from ptarmigan-dominated glacial landscapes to diverse Holocene bird communities shaped by expanding forests and shrubs. doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #sedaDNA #IceAge #ZooArch
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
📢 Last day to register 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: forms.gle/UKqPmHjZYsd6... We look forward to seeing you!
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📢 Register now 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/Ry6MbZWLQgQR... We look forward to seeing you!
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SPAAM 8 registration
Date 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...
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SPAAM @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! 🔥
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SPAAM 8 registration
Date 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...
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SPAAM @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/Qk1DjoFPpYxn... We look forward to seeing you! 🔥
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SPAAM 8 registration
Date 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...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Animal bones hold clues to past #zoonotic diseases. 🐾🧬 Across 6,000 years of Eurasian #zooarchaeological material, researchers detected 29 opportunistic #pathogens, highlighting the value of lesion-guided sampling. #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #ancientDNA #infection www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogen DNA - Nature Communications
Authors investigate ancient DNA from animal remains and identify multiple signatures of ancient zoonotic pathogens. They find ancient pathogen genomics from archaeological animal remains may inform…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Genomes record the cost of #overexploitation. 🐾🧬 Chinese #pangolins show severe genetic erosion after decades of decline, with some populations now at critical #extinction risk. doi.org/10.1093/molb... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #conservation #ancientDNA #museumgenomics #chonesepangolin
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Pangolin museum genomics reveal the dynamic genetic consequences and extinction risk of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin
Abstract. Human-driven biodiversity loss, intensified by illegal hunting and trafficking, has caused severe wildlife population declines and extinctions, n
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Ancient DNA reveals a wandering #bear. 🐻🧬 A 9,600-year-old genome from Swedish lake #sediments shows a southern brown bear migrating north during #post-glacial recolonization. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #sedaDNA #biodiversity
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Ancient environmental genome reveals a migratory brown bear individual in Early Holocene Scandinavia | PNAS
After the last ice age, species migrated into a newly deglaciated Scandinavia. Brown bear recolonization is thought to have occurred from two direc...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Don'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 #seDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This #MetagenomicsMonday, we’re highlighting two #aDNA studies published in Nature on our beloved human best friend — the #dog! 🐕🧬Together, they reveal early widespread populations and complex ancestry shifts across #Eurasia. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SPAAM
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Genomic history of early dogs in Europe - Nature
Genome-wide analysis shows European dogs existed by 14,200 years ago, were already genetically distinct, received less Neolithic Southwest Asian admixture than humans did and contributed…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🚨 New release of #AncientMetagenomeDir! (v26.03.0, The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand) github.com/SPAAM-commun... It is a community resource of #metadata of >2K shotgun-sequenced #AncientMetagenome or ancient microbial genome enriched samples & >5K libraries. Stats below (🧵 1/5)
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Release v26.03: The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand · SPAAM-community/AncientMetagenomeDir
Release v26.03.0 includes 2 new publications, representing 0 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 2 new ancient microbial genomes, and 0 new ancient environmental samples. This brings th...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
📢 Join the SPAAM Steering Committee (2026-2028)! Early career researchers especially encouraged! Part of the current steering committee will continue, so you will have support! 💡 Shape initiatives, support the community, and connect with your colleagues 🗓 Deadline: June 15, 2026
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Don'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 #seDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
On this week's #MetagenomicsMonday: #aDNA study 🧬traces the roots of French #wine! 🍇 Roman trade, clonal propagation, and even a medieval grape identical to modern #PinotNoir emerge from 4,000 years of #viticulture. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SPAAM #archaeobotany #domestication #agriculture
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Ancient DNA reveals 4000 years of grapevine diversity, viticulture and clonal propagation in France - Nature Communications
Here, the authors present aDNA from 49 grape pips spanning the Bronze Age to Medieval period in France and surrounding areas. They find evidence of long-distance exchange of domestic varieties…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
400 million #herbarium specimens, but how good is their #DNA? 🌿🧬 This study shows preservation depends on climate at collection and highlights their value for studying DNA decay over time. doi.org/10.1093/giga... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #palaeobotany #museumscience #ancientDNA
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Patterns of aDNA Damage Through Time and Environments – lessons from herbarium specimens
Abstract. Herbarium collections are a vast but underutilized resource for ancient DNA research, containing over 400 million specimens with detailed metadat
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Don't miss our virtual speed-networking event between PIs and young researchers (MSc/PhD/Postdocs) focused on the Americas! 🌎 🗓️ When? Monday April 13th 6pm - 8pm CEST Registration deadline: April 9th. Grab your slot! For more information and registration, check: forms.gle/uajZrCyrAoVa...
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Speed networking between PIs and young researchers - April 2026 edition
Interest and registration form for PI speed networking for April 13th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CEST The following PIs are open to meeting with interested junior researchers (prospective masters, PhDs, pos...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What did #ancient #viral #ecosystems look like? 🦠🧬 Sedimentary #aDNA from lakes and oceans reveals 2,000+ viral taxa and shows how #virus–host interactions changed from the #Pleistocene to today. doi.org/10.1093/isme... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #sedaDNA
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DNA virus–host patterns in lake and marine environments over the last glacial cycle
Abstract. Viruses are integral to population dynamics, biogeochemical cycling, and host evolution, making them essential for ecosystem function. We explore
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What did #cave #bears eat? 🐻 It seems that diet wasn’t shaped by #genetics, sex, or #environment. Instead, #ancient #DNA 🧬 + #isotopes suggest individuals learned their own #foraging strategies. doi.org/10.1016/j.is... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA
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Ancient biomolecules suggest a learned foraging strategy in extinct cave bears
Studying the behavioral ecology of long-extinct species is challenging due to the difficulty in measuring the behavioral phenotype and correlating thi…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Abstract 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
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Ancient #DNA 🧬 uncovers hidden diversity in #treponemal disease. A 5,500-year-old #genome from Colombia reveals a previously unknown T. pallidum lineage 🦠, reshaping our understanding of its early #evolution. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA
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A 5500-year-old Treponema pallidum genome from Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia
Treponematosis, a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies and T. carateum (yaws, bejel, syphilis, pinta), has afflicted humans for millennia. Despite paleopathological evidence…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Straight-tusked #elephants once roamed across #Eurasia, but one lineage became stranded in Japan?! 🐘🧬 Ancient #mtDNA reveals Palaeoloxodon naumanni as an early-diverging lineage that survived in island isolation. doi.org/10.1016/j.is... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #palaeogenetics #ancientDNA
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Ancient DNA from Palaeoloxodon naumanni in Japan reveals early evolution of Eurasian Palaeoloxodon
Palaeoloxodon, the extinct genus of straight-tusked elephants, originated in Africa and dispersed across Eurasia. We analyzed ancient mitochondrial DN…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It's #MetagenomicsMonday again! 🧬🧬🧬Ancient #HHV-6 #genomes revealed that modern HHV-6 diversity was already established centuries ago and that germline integrations stem from ancient founder events. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #SPAAM #aDNA #sixthdisease #roseola #pathogens #viruses #evolution
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Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
First ancient HHV-6 genomes reveal 2500 years of phylogenetic continuity and provide insights into the endogenization of HHV-6A.
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📢 We are collecting feedback on your experience with Element (our new platform after leaving Slack) Please, let us know your opinion and what you think could be improved 👇🏻 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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SPAAM@Element
Due to changes in functionality and billing, the SPAAM Steering Committee decided to switch from Slack to Element as their main platform at the end of 2024. We acknowledge that to this date we haven't...
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📢 A gentle REMINDER from the #SPAAM Steering Committee! 🚨 The deadline for the #Blog Post #Competition is approaching (16 March) 📝. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions! :) www.spaam-community.org/news/2025/11... #ancientDNA #metagenomics #palaeogenomics #science #communication
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Ancient DNA 🧬 from a 1,700-year-old Tashtyk funerary mannequin reveals lost plant biodiversity 🌾in southern Siberia, highlighting the conservation value of this UNESCO-listed region. doi.org/10.1186/s128... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #conservation #ecology #biodiversity
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Ancient DNA sheds light on the historical distribution of the rare and ephemeral plant Coleanthus subtilis in Southern Siberia - BMC Genomics
Background Ancient DNA is a valuable source of information about the distant past of our planet. Reconstructing the past ecosystems is essential for understanding many aspects of life in the steppes…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Ancient walnuts 🌰 tell a Silk Road story! Genome-wide data 🧬 from Tang Dynasty Xinjiang walnuts reveal a transitional genetic stage linking Central Asia and China in a new study published in Cell Reports. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #ancientDNA #silkroad #paleobotany
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Revisiting the dispersal history of walnut by analyzing the ancient DNA of walnut remains in Xinjiang, China
Persian walnut is an important crop with a disputed history of domestication origins and dispersal. Xinjiang, a key hub in East-West exchanges, was se…
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SPAAM @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!
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Recovering Mycobacterium tuberculosis 🦠 from ancient samples is notoriously difficult. But, in this new study, the elusive M. tuberculosis DNA was detected in five individuals from medieval Ireland. doi.org/10.1016/j.tu... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #paleogenomics #tuberculosis #TB #pathogen
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First confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from medieval Ireland by aDNA analysis – palaeopathological and microbial findings
Eight burials from the multi-period rural settlement site of Ranelagh near Roscommon town, Ireland, with palaeopathological lesions suggestive of skel…
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🚨 Dear SPAAM Community, we are extending the deadline for the Blog Post Competition 📝. The new date is March 16th 2026! We have received some exciting submissions. 📢 Keep it coming! www.spaam-community.org/news/2025/11... #aDNA #SPAAM #sciencecommunication #blog #ancientDNA #paleogenetics
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Altai wasn’t just home to Denisovans. 🏔️🧬Ancient DNA revealed unexpected bovine diversity 🦬, including a mysterious yak-like lineage (yak "X") now seemingly lost to time. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #MetagenomicsMonday #ancientDNA #aDNA #paleogenomics #zooarchaeology #denisovacave #altai
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Paleogenomics Reveals a Loss of Bovine Lineages in Mid-latitude Asia Over the Last 200,000 Years
Abstract. Bovines have a complex yet poorly understood evolutionary history that is characterized by admixture and diversity loss during the Late Pleistoce
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