May 2021 – Warinner Group

Nature: Microbes in Neanderthals’ mouths reveal their carb-laden diet

Nature: “Microbes in Neanderthals’ mouths reveal their carb-laden diet“, May 14, 2021.

Science: Piles of ancient poop reveal ‘extinction event’ in human gut bacteria

Science: “Piles of ancient poop reveal ‘extinction event’ in human gut bacteria,” by Andrew Curry, May 12, 2021.

Reconstruction of ancient microbial genomes from the human gut

Wibowo MC, Yang Z, Tierney BT, Borry M, Huebner A, Barajas-Olmos F, Contreras-Cubas C, García-Ortiz H, Martínez-Hernández A, Luber JM, Kirstahler P, Blohm T, Zimmerman S, Smiley FE, Ballal SA, Pamp SJ, Reinhard K, Russ […]

Popular Science: Ancient dental plaque shows humans have always loved carbs

Popular Science: “Ancient dental plaque shows humans have always loved carbs,” by Ellie Shechet, May 11, 2021.

Read a summary of our study on the evolution of the oral microbiome – available in multiple languages!

Read a summary of our study on the evolution of the human oral microbiome! Available in the following languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Amharic, Catalan, Czech, German, English, Spanish, French, Gamo, Italian, Russian, Slovak, and Serbian.

Harvard Gazette: Turns out developing a taste for carbs wasn’t a bad thing

Harvard Gazette: “Turns out developing a taste for carbs wasn’t a bad thing,” by Juan Siliezar, May 10, 2021.

Science: Neanderthals carb loaded, helping grow their big brains

Science: “Neanderthals carb loaded, helping grow their big brains,” by Ann Gibbons, May 10, 2021.

The evolution and changing ecology of the African hominid oral microbiome

Fellows Yates J, Velsko I, Aron F, Hofman C, Austin R, Arthur J, Crevecoeur I, Dalén L, Gonzalez Morales M, Guschanski K, Henry AG, Humphrey LT, Mann AE, Nägele K, Parker CE, Posth C, Rougier […]

Bytesize 15: Graphic design / pipeline diagrams, May 25, 2021

PhD student Zandra Fagernäs will give an invited talk on graphic design and pipeline diagrams in the nf-core Bytesize series on May 25, 2021! Come learn about how to make your infographics more informative!

Pastoral dairying in rural Mongolia: microbes as heritage

Reichhardt B. (2021) Pastoral dairying in rural Mongolia: microbes as heritage. Archaeology of Food and Foodways 1.1. https://journal.equinoxpub.com/AFF/article/view/15577

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Paleogenomics and Microbiome Sciences

Month: May 2021