Recent Publications – Warinner Group

Actifensin Evolution in the Human Oral Cavity over the Past 100,000 Years

Herbst R, Ibrahim A, Hübner A, Knüpfer U, Regenstein L, Wiedemann C, Hellmich UA, Warinner C, Stallforth P. (2025) Actifensin evolution in the human oral cavity over the past 100,000 years. Journal of the American […]

Dynamic human admixture histories over the last ~1,300 years at the northern Himalayan frontier

Bandyopadhyay E, Witonsky D, Constanza de la Fuente Castro C, Pasupuleti N, Lee J, Shastry V, Sander N, Ahlawat B, Dwivedi A, Angmo T, Sharma A, Kaushik A, Moots HM†, Moreno-Mayar JV, Kumar S, Chandra […]

Ancient genomes from Eastern Kazakhstan reveal dynamic genetic legacy of Inner Eurasian hunter-gatherers

Gill H, Seidualy M, Lee J, Lee J, Moon H, Tashmanbetova Z, Walter A, Bianco R, Kiyasbek G, Hermes T, Krause J, Kurmangaliev A, Rakhmankulov M, Samashev Z, Aitkali A, Zhuniskhanov A, Zhabagin M, Doumani […]

Slab Grave expansion disrupted long co-existence of distinct Bronze Age herders in central Mongolia

Lee J, Brosseder U, Moon H, Stahl R, Semerau L, Gantulga JO, Magail J, Bemmann J, Yeruul-Erdene C, Warinner C*, Jeong C*. Slab Grave expansion disrupted long co-existence of distinct Bronze Age herders in central […]

Bone adhered sediments as a source of target and environmental DNA and proteins

De-Dios T, Bonucci B, Barbieri R, Kushniarevich A, D’Atanasio E, Dittmar, JM, Cessford C, Solnik A, Robb JE, Warinner C, Oras E, Scheib CL. (2025) Bone adhered sediments as a source of target and environmental […]

Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage

Light-Maka I, Hermes TR, Raffaela AB, Semerau L, Kosintsev P, Alekseeva V, Kim D, Hanage W, Herbig A, Jeong C, Warinner C, Key F. (2025) Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on […]

Open science, communication, and collaboration for the future of palaeoproteomics

Dekker JAA, Peters C, Winter RM, Collins MJ, Dickinson MR, Harvey VL, Hill E, Nair B, Tsutaya T, Viñas-Caron LC, Warinner C, Welker F, Fagernäs Z. Open science, communication, and collaboration for the future of […]

Global natural history infrastructure requires international solidarity, support, and investment in local capacity: lessons from Mongolia

Boldgiv B, Lkhagva A, Edwards S, Stenseth NC, Bayarsaikhan J, Altangerel D, Usukhjargal D, Dovchin B, Gombobaatar S, Batsaikhan N, Warinner C, Hart I, Galbreath K, Greiman SE, Malaney J, Murdoch JD, McLean B, DeWitte […]

Recent Publications

Streptococcus abundance and oral site tropism in humans and non-human primates reflects host and lifestyle differences

Velsko IM, Warinner C. (2025) Streptococcus abundance and oral site tropism in humans and non-human primates reflects host and lifestyle differences. NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes 11(19), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00642-1

Biocultural Taphonomies and Analysis of an Emerging Terminal Classic (AD 750-900) Maya Deathway

Kelmelis S, Walden JP, Green Mink K, Hoggarth JA, Ebert C, Freiwald C, Watkins TB, Izzo VSR, Biggie M, Thompson RA, Warinner C, Awe JJ. (2025) Biocultural Taphonomies and Analysis of an Emerging Terminal Classic […]