Natalia Przelomska
@natalia-asp.bsky.social
Lecturer in Bioinformatics @ University of Portsmouth 🧬
Affiliate researcher RBG Kew 🌿 and Smithsonian’s NMNH 🏛️
ancient DNA, botany, ornithology, collections-based research, genomics, occasional archaeologist
Affiliate researcher RBG Kew 🌿 and Smithsonian’s NMNH 🏛️
ancient DNA, botany, ornithology, collections-based research, genomics, occasional archaeologist
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1/🧵 Today at #BOUasm25, I’m presenting on the ‘ō‘ū 🦜 a parrot billed-like #Hawaiian #honeycreeper, last seen in 1989. We dive into its population ecology and investigate – did it interbreed with other parrot-billed Hawaiian honeycreepers prior its extinction? doi:10.1098/rsbl.2025.0265 #ornithology
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What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs?
Can I interest you in some cats?
Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?
As you wish!
Science
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cell Genomics
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
Can I interest you in some cats?
Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?
As you wish!
Science
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cell Genomics
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago
The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...
www.science.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs?
Can I interest you in some cats?
Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?
As you wish!
Science
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cell Genomics
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
Can I interest you in some cats?
Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?
As you wish!
Science
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cell Genomics
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
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Our paper is out! Although wolves and dogs can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, hybridization between the two is rare. We found that most dogs today have low but detectable levels of post-domestication wolf ancestry that has shaped their evolution in human environments. tinyurl.com/yt4x4r7n
A legacy of genetic entanglement with wolves shapes modern dogs | PNAS
Dogs evolved through interactions between people and gray wolves during the Late Pleistocene
and have been ubiquitous in human societies ever since...
www.pnas.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Our paper is out! Although wolves and dogs can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, hybridization between the two is rare. We found that most dogs today have low but detectable levels of post-domestication wolf ancestry that has shaped their evolution in human environments. tinyurl.com/yt4x4r7n
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⏰ The clock is ticking❗
LESS THAN 10 DAYS LEFT to submit your abstracts (30th Nov).
Do it here👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Many of you are asking for the registration fees 💸. We are still working out the details, but we estimate 400-500€ for regular attendees and 300-400€ for students.
LESS THAN 10 DAYS LEFT to submit your abstracts (30th Nov).
Do it here👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Many of you are asking for the registration fees 💸. We are still working out the details, but we estimate 400-500€ for regular attendees and 300-400€ for students.
Abstracts – International Conference on Palaeogenomics 2026
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
⏰ The clock is ticking❗
LESS THAN 10 DAYS LEFT to submit your abstracts (30th Nov).
Do it here👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Many of you are asking for the registration fees 💸. We are still working out the details, but we estimate 400-500€ for regular attendees and 300-400€ for students.
LESS THAN 10 DAYS LEFT to submit your abstracts (30th Nov).
Do it here👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Many of you are asking for the registration fees 💸. We are still working out the details, but we estimate 400-500€ for regular attendees and 300-400€ for students.
1/🧵 Today at #BOUasm25, I’m presenting on the ‘ō‘ū 🦜 a parrot billed-like #Hawaiian #honeycreeper, last seen in 1989. We dive into its population ecology and investigate – did it interbreed with other parrot-billed Hawaiian honeycreepers prior its extinction? doi:10.1098/rsbl.2025.0265 #ornithology
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
1/🧵 Today at #BOUasm25, I’m presenting on the ‘ō‘ū 🦜 a parrot billed-like #Hawaiian #honeycreeper, last seen in 1989. We dive into its population ecology and investigate – did it interbreed with other parrot-billed Hawaiian honeycreepers prior its extinction? doi:10.1098/rsbl.2025.0265 #ornithology
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1/6 Today I will be presenting my masters research on the #phylogeny of the waterfowl family Anatidae via the #BOUasm25 conference on BlueSky. What came first, the duck, the goose or the swan? #ornithology #systematics #waterfowl #ducks #geese #swans
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November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
1/6 Today I will be presenting my masters research on the #phylogeny of the waterfowl family Anatidae via the #BOUasm25 conference on BlueSky. What came first, the duck, the goose or the swan? #ornithology #systematics #waterfowl #ducks #geese #swans
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Cassie Stoddard'a talk was really insightful and colorful:
"sure, we're living exciting times to study the genome, but also to study the phenome, the birds' phenotypes using collections"
#BOUasm25 #ornithology #evolution @bou.org.uk
"sure, we're living exciting times to study the genome, but also to study the phenome, the birds' phenotypes using collections"
#BOUasm25 #ornithology #evolution @bou.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cassie Stoddard'a talk was really insightful and colorful:
"sure, we're living exciting times to study the genome, but also to study the phenome, the birds' phenotypes using collections"
#BOUasm25 #ornithology #evolution @bou.org.uk
"sure, we're living exciting times to study the genome, but also to study the phenome, the birds' phenotypes using collections"
#BOUasm25 #ornithology #evolution @bou.org.uk
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A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | Aries
Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace…
aries-dtp.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
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Exciting fully-funded PhD project in my group, working with #ChelseaPhysicGarden @acmjulier.bsky.social to explore plant-insect interactions in urban gardens, and for urban planting schemes. Funded through NERC TREES DTP, all details here: tinyurl.com/mr3u42b8 Pls repost + email me if interested!
Deciphering plant-insect interactions in a diverse urban botanical garden and the implications for developing urban planting schemes at Birkbeck, University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Deciphering plant-insect interactions in a diverse urban botanical garden and the implications for developing urban planting schemes at Birkbeck, University of London, listed on FindAPhD...
tinyurl.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Exciting fully-funded PhD project in my group, working with #ChelseaPhysicGarden @acmjulier.bsky.social to explore plant-insect interactions in urban gardens, and for urban planting schemes. Funded through NERC TREES DTP, all details here: tinyurl.com/mr3u42b8 Pls repost + email me if interested!
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looking forward to presenting at this NHM event next month! 🦜
⏰ DEADLINE TODAY!
#BOUasm25 A day at the museum | 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London
Register now to attend in-person or online
Early-bird rates available until midnight
bou.org.uk/event/a-d...
#ornithology 🪶
#BOUasm25 A day at the museum | 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London
Register now to attend in-person or online
Early-bird rates available until midnight
bou.org.uk/event/a-d...
#ornithology 🪶
October 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
looking forward to presenting at this NHM event next month! 🦜
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🌱 Applications are now open for the @ukri.org NERC
TREES DLA! Join a vibrant research community tackling key challenges in environmental science, from climate change to biodiversity and geospatial analysis
🔗 Apply now: trees-dla.ac.uk/apply
#PhD #EnvironmentalScience #Climate
TREES DLA! Join a vibrant research community tackling key challenges in environmental science, from climate change to biodiversity and geospatial analysis
🔗 Apply now: trees-dla.ac.uk/apply
#PhD #EnvironmentalScience #Climate
Apply | TREES DLA
TREES PhD applications are now open for the 2026 intake of students. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 17th December 2025. SEEDS internship applications are currently closed. TREES offers applic...
trees-dla.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🌱 Applications are now open for the @ukri.org NERC
TREES DLA! Join a vibrant research community tackling key challenges in environmental science, from climate change to biodiversity and geospatial analysis
🔗 Apply now: trees-dla.ac.uk/apply
#PhD #EnvironmentalScience #Climate
TREES DLA! Join a vibrant research community tackling key challenges in environmental science, from climate change to biodiversity and geospatial analysis
🔗 Apply now: trees-dla.ac.uk/apply
#PhD #EnvironmentalScience #Climate
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"In Aotearoa New Zealand, hapori Māori (tribal groups) are the kaitiaki (guardians) of many threatened taonga (treasured) species. There is growing international interest in the resurrection of some of New Zealand’s extinct birds...despite Māori concerns."
theconversation.com/return-of-th...
theconversation.com/return-of-th...
Return of the huia? Why Māori worldviews must be part of the ‘de-extinction’ debate
There is nothing to stop de-extinction companies using specimens from museum collections, despite little Māori support for reviving lost native species.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"In Aotearoa New Zealand, hapori Māori (tribal groups) are the kaitiaki (guardians) of many threatened taonga (treasured) species. There is growing international interest in the resurrection of some of New Zealand’s extinct birds...despite Māori concerns."
theconversation.com/return-of-th...
theconversation.com/return-of-th...
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New funded PhD opportunity at Kew Gardens/LSE: Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century. Closes 14/1/26: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
www.lse.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
New funded PhD opportunity at Kew Gardens/LSE: Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century. Closes 14/1/26: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
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This is extremely cool: 700 years worth of archaeological artefacts being collected from old nests of bearded vultures (strong contender for the best vulture)
www.popsci.com/environment/...
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is extremely cool: 700 years worth of archaeological artefacts being collected from old nests of bearded vultures (strong contender for the best vulture)
www.popsci.com/environment/...
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Reposted by Natalia Przelomska
Reposted by Natalia Przelomska
Join us on 31st October to celebrate Día de los Muertos with some #ancientDNA from Mexico! Two very exciting talks on 🦣 and 🪴, by Federico Sánchez-Quinto and Marcela Sandoval-Velasco of LIIGH UNAM.
Note the later 3pm London time!
#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social
Note the later 3pm London time!
#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Join us on 31st October to celebrate Día de los Muertos with some #ancientDNA from Mexico! Two very exciting talks on 🦣 and 🪴, by Federico Sánchez-Quinto and Marcela Sandoval-Velasco of LIIGH UNAM.
Note the later 3pm London time!
#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social
Note the later 3pm London time!
#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social
grateful for the opportunity to present in this fantastic session on plants animals and epidemics at ISBA last month @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
grateful for the opportunity to present in this fantastic session on plants animals and epidemics at ISBA last month @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
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Shameless promotion from #isba11 - I'll be hiring PhDs to start early 2026 (plus postdocs starting later), using #adna to study livestock and pathogen coevolution, particularly looking at inbreeding and immune gene evolution!
Contact me at kevin[at]palaeome.org, full ad to come. Please share!
Contact me at kevin[at]palaeome.org, full ad to come. Please share!
August 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.
August 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/see... advertising this with @vorontsovams.bsky.social sign up to SEEDS mailing list (links below) if interested in applying to internship scheme, DM one of us for project-specific details! 🌾
SEEDS Internship : African savanna mystery of the Red Grass | TREES DLA
Perennial tussock grasses are the living infrastructure of African savannas, providing food to the large herbivores, homes to insects, keeping the ground cool, and holding the soil together. Understan...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk
May 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/see... advertising this with @vorontsovams.bsky.social sign up to SEEDS mailing list (links below) if interested in applying to internship scheme, DM one of us for project-specific details! 🌾
We are sowing the SEEDS for our NERC-funded summer internship programme—Supporting Equity, Engagement and Development in Science ... (SEEDS).
For information about SEEDS, please visit www.trees-dla.ac.uk/seeds-summer...
The page includes a link to sign up to the SEEDS mailing list.
For information about SEEDS, please visit www.trees-dla.ac.uk/seeds-summer...
The page includes a link to sign up to the SEEDS mailing list.
May 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Hi Bluesky! While some of you are already on holidays (and others waiting to start them), here is a reminder about our awesome #AaRCTikTalks for this month. Save the date!
April 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Hi Bluesky! While some of you are already on holidays (and others waiting to start them), here is a reminder about our awesome #AaRCTikTalks for this month. Save the date!
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Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds. Well who knew.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds
Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds. Well who knew.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists used archaeological remains to reconstruct Atlantic sturgeon populations from 200 CE to today. The findings show stark genetic differences between fall and spring spawning groups. buff.ly/tofO1HL
@natalia-asp.bsky.social & Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution #archaeology
@natalia-asp.bsky.social & Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution #archaeology
Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
Research that combined archaeology, history and ecology provides a nuanced understanding of the past that could help conservationists better plan for the future.
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Scientists used archaeological remains to reconstruct Atlantic sturgeon populations from 200 CE to today. The findings show stark genetic differences between fall and spring spawning groups. buff.ly/tofO1HL
@natalia-asp.bsky.social & Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution #archaeology
@natalia-asp.bsky.social & Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution #archaeology
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This #TaxonomistAppreciationDay we're celebrating the long list of taxonomists that have worked hard to name and classify plants the world over. Without #Taxonomy, species #Conservation would be impossible.
March 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This #TaxonomistAppreciationDay we're celebrating the long list of taxonomists that have worked hard to name and classify plants the world over. Without #Taxonomy, species #Conservation would be impossible.