ellie_ancient
@elenaessel.bsky.social
Living in Leipzig.
Molecular biologists in the field of ancient DNA based at the MPI EVA. ☠️
Labperson. 🥼
Love challenges in the lab. 👩🔬
Love adventures.🏞️
Molecular biologists in the field of ancient DNA based at the MPI EVA. ☠️
Labperson. 🥼
Love challenges in the lab. 👩🔬
Love adventures.🏞️
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@merszym.bsky.social @janetk.bsky.social et al. develop quicksand, an open-source Nextflow pipeline designed for rapid and accurate taxonomic classification of mammalian mitochondrial DNA in sedimentary ancient DNA samples.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf305
#evobio #molbio #compbio #aDNA
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf305
#evobio #molbio #compbio #aDNA
Quick Analysis of Sedimentary Ancient DNA Using quicksand
Abstract. Ancient DNA extracted from the sediments of archaeological sites (sedaDNA) can provide fine-grained information about the composition of past eco
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
@merszym.bsky.social @janetk.bsky.social et al. develop quicksand, an open-source Nextflow pipeline designed for rapid and accurate taxonomic classification of mammalian mitochondrial DNA in sedimentary ancient DNA samples.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf305
#evobio #molbio #compbio #aDNA
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf305
#evobio #molbio #compbio #aDNA
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I am very excited to present this work to the (sed)aDNA community - and I am looking forward to some cool applications!
If you want to use quicksand, I recommend following supplementary section 8, which demonstrates several use-cases :)
see github.com/mpieva/quicksand for more details
If you want to use quicksand, I recommend following supplementary section 8, which demonstrates several use-cases :)
see github.com/mpieva/quicksand for more details
December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I am very excited to present this work to the (sed)aDNA community - and I am looking forward to some cool applications!
If you want to use quicksand, I recommend following supplementary section 8, which demonstrates several use-cases :)
see github.com/mpieva/quicksand for more details
If you want to use quicksand, I recommend following supplementary section 8, which demonstrates several use-cases :)
see github.com/mpieva/quicksand for more details
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Our manuscript on bovine deep-time paleogenomics at Denisova Cave and in the broader mid-latitude Asia is online! doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... 🦬🦴🧬
Main findings in the 🧵 below ⬇️
@cpgsthlm.bsky.social @genomebiolevol.bsky.social #aDNA
Main findings in the 🧵 below ⬇️
@cpgsthlm.bsky.social @genomebiolevol.bsky.social #aDNA
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
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our manuscript on bovine deep-time paleogenomics at Denisova Cave and in the broader mid-latitude Asia is online! doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... 🦬🦴🧬
Main findings in the 🧵 below ⬇️
@cpgsthlm.bsky.social @genomebiolevol.bsky.social #aDNA
Main findings in the 🧵 below ⬇️
@cpgsthlm.bsky.social @genomebiolevol.bsky.social #aDNA
Cool work from my colleagues @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social just dropped! Merlin Szymanski, @janetk.bsky.social et al. developed quicksand, a fast, accurate and beautifully designed Nextflow pipeline for taxonomic classification of mammalian mtDNA from ancient sediment DNA. doi.org/10.1093/molb...
quick analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA using quicksand
Abstract. Ancient DNA extracted from the sediments of archaeological sites (sedaDNA) can provide fine-grained information about the composition of past eco
doi.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Cool work from my colleagues @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social just dropped! Merlin Szymanski, @janetk.bsky.social et al. developed quicksand, a fast, accurate and beautifully designed Nextflow pipeline for taxonomic classification of mammalian mtDNA from ancient sediment DNA. doi.org/10.1093/molb...
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You know who are not confused, or uncertain, or mealy-mouthed about this? The Germans. Who might have some insight into this matter.
Die Zeit, a prominent German publication, titles its article: 'A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute.'
January 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You know who are not confused, or uncertain, or mealy-mouthed about this? The Germans. Who might have some insight into this matter.
Back in beautiful Leiden and @naturalis.bsky.social today! 🦴💀✨ Wrapped up work and finally got to explore the exhibition—what an incredible spot to dive into the wonders of evolution! 🧬🌿 Feeling inspired
January 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Back in beautiful Leiden and @naturalis.bsky.social today! 🦴💀✨ Wrapped up work and finally got to explore the exhibition—what an incredible spot to dive into the wonders of evolution! 🧬🌿 Feeling inspired
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First seminar for our series 'Human Palaeosystems in Focus' for the new year! Join us tomorrow at 14.00 CET!
www.gea.mpg.de/115578/mille...
www.gea.mpg.de/115578/mille...
Millennial evolution of the Mediterranean sea-level: a story of mud, archeology and geophysical modelling.
www.gea.mpg.de
January 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
First seminar for our series 'Human Palaeosystems in Focus' for the new year! Join us tomorrow at 14.00 CET!
www.gea.mpg.de/115578/mille...
www.gea.mpg.de/115578/mille...
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Laut CDU ist es blauäugig in Sachsen einen Abgeordnetenausweis hochzuhalten und bei einer Demonstration darauf zu hoffen nicht zusammengeschlagen zu werden. Damit ist dann aber wirklich alles gesagt #Riesa
January 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Laut CDU ist es blauäugig in Sachsen einen Abgeordnetenausweis hochzuhalten und bei einer Demonstration darauf zu hoffen nicht zusammengeschlagen zu werden. Damit ist dann aber wirklich alles gesagt #Riesa
During a weekend winter walk, I stumbled upon this cool phenomenon—hair ice! It looks like frozen cotton candy, but it’s actually delicate ice strands growing on dead wood when temperatures dip just below freezing. A little fungus is the genius behind this frosty art! #fungifriends
January 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
During a weekend winter walk, I stumbled upon this cool phenomenon—hair ice! It looks like frozen cotton candy, but it’s actually delicate ice strands growing on dead wood when temperatures dip just below freezing. A little fungus is the genius behind this frosty art! #fungifriends
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When you foolishly tell the Northern Pygmy Owl that it's Monday morning before they've had their coffee.
#owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #birding #nikon #monday
#owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #birding #nikon #monday
January 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
When you foolishly tell the Northern Pygmy Owl that it's Monday morning before they've had their coffee.
#owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #birding #nikon #monday
#owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #birding #nikon #monday
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Here are some nice mushrooms
January 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Spannend! Neue #aDNA 🏺🧬 Analytik an Altfunden: Knochenfragmente aus der Ilsenhöhle bei #Ranis (Thüringen) geben älteste Genome moderner Menschen preis - und zeigen #Neandertaler Genomsegmente eines einzigen Vermischungsereignisses vor 45.000-49.000 Jahren:
nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/12/12/w...
nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/12/12/w...
Wann vermischten sich moderne Menschen und Neandertaler? Bislang älteste Genome moderner Menschen geben Auskunft
nachrichten.idw-online.de
December 14, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Spannend! Neue #aDNA 🏺🧬 Analytik an Altfunden: Knochenfragmente aus der Ilsenhöhle bei #Ranis (Thüringen) geben älteste Genome moderner Menschen preis - und zeigen #Neandertaler Genomsegmente eines einzigen Vermischungsereignisses vor 45.000-49.000 Jahren:
nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/12/12/w...
nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/12/12/w...
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New studies out yesterday show when modern humans last mated w/Neanderthals, but it's the details in this paper by @arevsumer.bsky.social @kaypruefer.bsky.social & co. that got me–like a mother and daughter found together after 45K years, or their close relative identified in a distant Czech cave.
Mystery woman’s DNA reveals close family ties between Europe’s earliest people
Pair of studies shines light on how modern humans and Neanderthals settled the continent together
www.science.org
December 13, 2024 at 6:51 AM
New studies out yesterday show when modern humans last mated w/Neanderthals, but it's the details in this paper by @arevsumer.bsky.social @kaypruefer.bsky.social & co. that got me–like a mother and daughter found together after 45K years, or their close relative identified in a distant Czech cave.
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I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)
Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture - Nature
Nature - Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture
www.nature.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)
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So incredibly proud of and happy for @arevsumer.bsky.social , @leonardoiasi.bsky.social and @mchintalapati.bsky.social, and their two papers that just came out yesterday! 💀❤️🧬
And so incredibly grateful to be able to work with such an amazing group of people. :)
A great 🧵 by @arevsumer.bsky.social👇
And so incredibly grateful to be able to work with such an amazing group of people. :)
A great 🧵 by @arevsumer.bsky.social👇
I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)
Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture - Nature
Nature - Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture
www.nature.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:28 AM
So incredibly proud of and happy for @arevsumer.bsky.social , @leonardoiasi.bsky.social and @mchintalapati.bsky.social, and their two papers that just came out yesterday! 💀❤️🧬
And so incredibly grateful to be able to work with such an amazing group of people. :)
A great 🧵 by @arevsumer.bsky.social👇
And so incredibly grateful to be able to work with such an amazing group of people. :)
A great 🧵 by @arevsumer.bsky.social👇
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I am very happy and excited that our finds from Ranis along with those from the 1930s excavations (now stored at the Museum for Prehistory at Halle(Saale) led to these incredible results! A big Thank You to @arevsumer.bsky.social and the entire team for this amazing work!
I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)
Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture - Nature
Nature - Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture
www.nature.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I am very happy and excited that our finds from Ranis along with those from the 1930s excavations (now stored at the Museum for Prehistory at Halle(Saale) led to these incredible results! A big Thank You to @arevsumer.bsky.social and the entire team for this amazing work!
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Two super interesting papers out today about Neanderthal admixture. Showing it happened less than 49kya. So any modern human remains outside Africa before that date must have belonged to other populations which we presumably don’t descend from??? (I might be wrong though)
shared admixture event with Neandertals to 45-49 ky BP, later than what was previously thought. This finding is further supported by an independent study from our institute, also published today, which used a new method and published data. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (14/n)
www.science.org
December 13, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Two super interesting papers out today about Neanderthal admixture. Showing it happened less than 49kya. So any modern human remains outside Africa before that date must have belonged to other populations which we presumably don’t descend from??? (I might be wrong though)
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‘Mystery woman’s DNA reveals close family ties between Europe’s earliest [sic] people’
Mystery woman’s DNA reveals close family ties between Europe’s earliest people
Pair of studies shines light on how modern humans and Neanderthals settled the continent together
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 8:34 PM
‘Mystery woman’s DNA reveals close family ties between Europe’s earliest [sic] people’
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Very excited to see our study published today, joint effort with @benmpeter.bsky.social group, co-led by @leonardoiasi.bsky.social & Manjusha Chintalapati. Excitedly, @arevsumer.bsky.social et al. in Nature today show similar timeline of N gene flow. Details👇
Out today in @sciencemagazine, we've journeyed into our shared history with Neandertals by analyzing over 300 present-day and ancient modern humans, including 59 individuals who lived between 2,000 and 45,000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Neanderthal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans
Gene flow from Neanderthals has shaped genetic and phenotypic variation in modern humans. We generated a catalog of Neanderthal ancestry segments in more than 300 genomes spanning the past 50,000 year...
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Very excited to see our study published today, joint effort with @benmpeter.bsky.social group, co-led by @leonardoiasi.bsky.social & Manjusha Chintalapati. Excitedly, @arevsumer.bsky.social et al. in Nature today show similar timeline of N gene flow. Details👇
Excited to share the groundbreaking work by @arevsumer.bsky.social, who successfully sequenced the oldest modern human genomes ever! 💀 A scientifically thrilling and deeply rewarding project to be part of!
I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)
Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture - Nature
Nature - Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture
www.nature.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Excited to share the groundbreaking work by @arevsumer.bsky.social, who successfully sequenced the oldest modern human genomes ever! 💀 A scientifically thrilling and deeply rewarding project to be part of!
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Out today in @sciencemagazine, we've journeyed into our shared history with Neandertals by analyzing over 300 present-day and ancient modern humans, including 59 individuals who lived between 2,000 and 45,000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Neanderthal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans
Gene flow from Neanderthals has shaped genetic and phenotypic variation in modern humans. We generated a catalog of Neanderthal ancestry segments in more than 300 genomes spanning the past 50,000 year...
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Out today in @sciencemagazine, we've journeyed into our shared history with Neandertals by analyzing over 300 present-day and ancient modern humans, including 59 individuals who lived between 2,000 and 45,000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Wonderful to see so many new people here! :-)
Interested in sedaDNA, aDNA, or forensic genetics?
Join me in Copenhagen!
I'm hiring a PhD and a Postdoc to start in 2025. Application deadline 28 November
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
Interested in sedaDNA, aDNA, or forensic genetics?
Join me in Copenhagen!
I'm hiring a PhD and a Postdoc to start in 2025. Application deadline 28 November
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
PhD fellowship in Sediment DNA at the Department of Forensic Medicine
employment.ku.dk
November 15, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Wonderful to see so many new people here! :-)
Interested in sedaDNA, aDNA, or forensic genetics?
Join me in Copenhagen!
I'm hiring a PhD and a Postdoc to start in 2025. Application deadline 28 November
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
Interested in sedaDNA, aDNA, or forensic genetics?
Join me in Copenhagen!
I'm hiring a PhD and a Postdoc to start in 2025. Application deadline 28 November
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
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Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :)
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
December 2, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :)
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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📢 Check out my newest paper published in JAS @ElsevierArchaeo !
“Prey body size generates bias for human and avian agents: Cautions for interpreting small game assemblages”
#Ethnoarchaeology #experimental #taphonomy #smallgame #rats #butchery
authors.elsevier.com/a/1h%7EJA15S...
“Prey body size generates bias for human and avian agents: Cautions for interpreting small game assemblages”
#Ethnoarchaeology #experimental #taphonomy #smallgame #rats #butchery
authors.elsevier.com/a/1h%7EJA15S...
October 26, 2023 at 2:00 AM
📢 Check out my newest paper published in JAS @ElsevierArchaeo !
“Prey body size generates bias for human and avian agents: Cautions for interpreting small game assemblages”
#Ethnoarchaeology #experimental #taphonomy #smallgame #rats #butchery
authors.elsevier.com/a/1h%7EJA15S...
“Prey body size generates bias for human and avian agents: Cautions for interpreting small game assemblages”
#Ethnoarchaeology #experimental #taphonomy #smallgame #rats #butchery
authors.elsevier.com/a/1h%7EJA15S...