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Harvard Gazette: Anthropology professor nabs award for best scientific paper, by Christy DeSmith, February 15, 2023.

Science: “Western China’s mysterious mummies were local descendants of ice age ancestors,” by Ann Gibbons, October 27, 2021.

CNN: “DNA reveals unexpected origins of enigmatic mummies buried in a Chinese desert,” by Katie Hunt, October 27, 2021.

Nature: “DNA reveals surprise ancestry of mysterious Chinese mummies,” by Smriti Mallapaty, October 27. 2021.

Nature: “Lessons from the ancient oral microbiome,” by Kristina Campbell, October 27, 2021. Read the entire Nature feature section on oral health, including an excellent article featuring several of our collaborators on how recent oral […]

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New Scientist: “The microbial gunk that hardens on teeth is revealing our deep past,” by Graham Lawton, September 15, 2021.

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,” by Andrew Curry, May 12, 2021.

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