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  Harvard Gazette: Labs donate protective equipment to health care workers, by Clea Simon, March 25, 2020  

The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia Mongolians’ DNA says they can’t digest milk, yet their diet relies on dairy. A researcher investigates why. By Andrew Curry

Check out this excellent news article in Sapiens Magazine about our work on ancient dairying cultures in Mongolia: “What Bacterial Cultures Reveal About Ours,“ by Virginia Gewin, Sapiens, February 6, 2020. It was also featured […]

“Solving an ancient dairy mystery could help cure modern food ills,” by Alex Whiting, published on January 21, 2020 in Horizon: The EU Research and Innovation Magazine.

Our research on the use of lapis lazuli by medieval religious women at the site of Dalheim, Germany was named one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2019 by Archaeology Magazine!   

Check out the new feature article about Dr. Christina Warinner in the Harvard Gazette: “The archaeology of plaque (yes, plaque)“, by Peter Ruell, Harvard Gazette, November 20, 2019.

Check out this new article about our research and outreach in the Harvard Crimson newspaper: Food for Thought with Christina Warinner A row of colorful, plastic-wrapped toothbrushes lines a shelf in Christina Warinner’s office. Their […]

Check out this new article in The Scientist on Irina Velsko’s research on plaque and dental calculus! Caution Urged for Comparing Ancient and Modern Humans’ Oral Microbes Microbial species that are commonly associated with oral […]

“Ancient proteins tell tales of our ancestors,” by Celia Henry Arnaud. Chemical and Engineering News, MAY 20, 2019 | VOLUME 97, ISSUE 20

Our Microbes on the Move conference was featured on the morning TV news show in Kyrgyzstan!